# Dr. Meredith — Lady Rose’s Daughter character guide

> Dr. Meredith in Lady Rose’s Daughter by Mary Augusta Ward.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Meredith

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Snapshot

A famous editor with a face lined by intellectual living, Meredith champions Julie's independence with a fire that startles even his oldest friends.

## Who they are

Meredith is a self-made man of mysterious origins whose mastery of German and Russian and whose rumored Jewish descent set him apart from the aristocratic circle he moves in. He has promised Julie four hundred pounds a year for her writing, and he defends her against Lady Henry's claims with a passion that surprises Sir Wilfrid. His fierce, almost personal investment in Julie's cause gives the early quarrel its moral heat and hints at depths the drawing-room cannot account for.

## In the story

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/vii)

His photograph is looked at by Julie, and he has offered her work.

### [Chapter XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xii)

Passionately defends Julie, declaring he regrets nothing, and his mysterious origins intrigue Sir Wilfrid.

### [XVII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xvii)

Observes Julie and Warkworth, worries about Julie's health, and discusses the social situation with the Duchess.

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lady_rose_s_daughter_se/chapters/xxi)

Arrives at the villa, providing stimulating conversation and suspected to understand the mental causes behind Julie's illness.

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