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The Egoist

by George MEREDITH (1828 - 1909)

30 - Chapter XXX

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:
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