Description
A sharp, witty Victorian satire, this novel follows Sir Willoughby Patterne as he pursues marriage according to his own inflated self-image—seeking a spouse who will mirror his ego rather than challenge it. Across a series of increasingly complicated courtships, his certainty collides with the realities of love, character, and social expectation, drawing multiple women into engagements that prove both consequential and costly. Meredith uses the comedy of manners to expose the power dynamics that shape women’s choices, revealing how their minds and futures can be treated as bargaining pieces in a world governed by status and control. With its incisive dialogue and psychologically observant style, the book asks what it truly means to value another person—and whether self-absorption can ever be reconciled with genuine intimacy.
Available Editions
paperback
Academy Chicago Ltd.
Published Jan 1, 1979
560 pages
ISBN: 9780915864980
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Details
First Published
1879
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Egoist by George Meredith.