The Egoist
by George MEREDITH (1828 - 1909)
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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The Egoist:
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