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.

Media	Książki Paperback Book (Książka z miękką okładką i klejonym grzbietem)
Wydane	23 listopada 2015
ISBN13	9781519494139
Wydawcy	Createspace Independent Publishing Platf
Strony	626
Wymiary	152 × 229 × 32 mm · 825 g
Język	English

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