02216cam a22003133u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000350011324500180014826400510016630000470021733600260026433700260029033800360031650000310035250802060038352011170058953400490170665300350175585600500179085600430184099900190188373349UtSlPG20260610134709.0mcr n260607r20241899utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aCherbuliez, Victor,d1829-189910aMeta Holdenis 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2024  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2024-04-07  aLaurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))  a"Meta Holdenis" by Victor Cherbuliez is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story centers around Tony Flamerin, a young painter who is navigating the challenges of his artistic aspirations, familial obligations, and romantic entanglements. As he grapples with his passion for painting and the pressures of societal expectations, his relationships with others, particularly with the intriguing Meta Holdenis, take center stage.  At the start of the novel, Tony receives a summons from his father that forces him to leave his studies in Paris and return home. The narrative introduces Tony as a struggling artist who has squandered his inheritance on his pursuit of painting while contending with his father's disapproval. Upon arrival, Tony learns that his wealthy uncle in America wants to take him in, but the condition of potentially marrying Meta adds complexity to Tony's dilemma. This opening sets up not only his aspirations but also the conflicting demands of love, duty, and ambition as he encounters various characters that will shape his journey. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cParis: Hachette, 1899  aFrench fiction -- 19th century4 uhttps://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k64627v40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73349  c114074d114074