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The Egoist

by George MEREDITH (1828 - 1909)

03 - Chapter III

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. (Summary from Wikipedia)

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Listen next episodes of The Egoist:
04 - Chapter IV , 05 - Chapter V , 06 - Chapter VI , 07 - Chapter VII , 08 - Chapter VIII , 09 - Chapter IX , 10 - Chapter X , 11 - Chapter XI , 12 - Chapter XII , 13 - Chapter XIII , 14 - Chapter XIV , 15 - Chapter XV , 16 - Chapter XVI , 17 - Chapter XVII , 18 - Chapter XVIII , 19 - Chapter XIX , 20 - Chapter XX , 21 - Chapter XXI , 22 - Chapter XXII , 23 - Chapter XXIII , 24 - Chapter XXIV , 25 - Chapter XXV , 26 - Chapter XXVI , 27 - Chapter XXVII , 28 - Chapter XXVIII , 29 - Chapter XXIX , 30 - Chapter XXX , 31 - Chapter XXXI , 32 - Chapter XXXII , 33 - Chapter XXXIII , 34 - Chapter XXXIV , 35 - Chapter XXXV , 36 - Chapter XXXVI , 37 - Chapter XXXVII , 38 - Chapter XXXVIII , 39 - Chapter XXXIX , 40 - Chapter XL , 41 - Chapter XLI , 42 - Chapter XLII , 43 - Chapter XLIII , 44 - Chapter XLIV , 45 - Chapter XLV , 46 - Chapter XLVI , 47 - Chapter XLVII , 48 - Chapter XLVIII , 49 - Chapter XLIX , 50 - Chapter L