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: SMK Books |
| Publication Date: Oct 23, 2012 |
| Number of Pages: 464 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1617207977 |
| ISBN-13: 9781617207976 |
