The Meredith, George 1828-1909 creator text utu 1999 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative" by George Meredith is a tragicomical novel published in 1879. The story centers on the self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne and his troubled pursuit of marriage. After being jilted by his first bride-to-be, he wavers between two women: the sentimental Laetitia Dale and the strong-willed Clara Middleton. The novel follows Clara's struggle to escape her engagement to Willoughby, who sees women merely as mirrors for himself, dramatizing the constraints faced by women in Victorian society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Egoist_(novel) Release date is 1999-03-01 Produced by Jim Tinsley Original publication data not identified England -- Fiction Psychological fiction Love stories Courtship -- Fiction Egoism -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1684 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1684 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133048.0 1684