The Egoist - 9781547042319

The Egoist is a tragicomical novel by George Meredith published in 1879.The novel recounts the story of self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his attempts at marriage; jilted by his first bride-to-be, he vacillates between the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. More importantly, the novel follows Clara's attempts to escape from her engagement to Sir Willoughby, who desires women to serve as a mirror for him and consequently cannot understand why she would not want to marry him. Thus, The Egoist dramatizes the difficulty contingent upon being a woman in Victorian society, when women's bodies and minds are trafficked between fathers and husbands to cement male bonds.

• | Author: George Meredith
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: May 30, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 334 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1547042311
• | ISBN-13: 9781547042319