The Egoist
Self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne seeks a bride. After being jilted by his first fiancée he settles on the spirited Clara Middleton; but she starts to realise that he only wants a mirror for himself and his opinions. As she becomes desperate to disengage, and he becomes desperate to hold on to her, so a series of farcical, labyrinthine misunderstandings ensues. Meredith's brand of satirical firepower won him the admiration of Robert Louis Stevenson, who read The Egoist (1879) multiple times, and Oscar Wilde, who wrote: `Ah, Meredith! Who can define him? His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning'.
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The Egoist
Self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne seeks a bride. After being jilted by his first fiancée he settles on the spirited Clara Middleton; but she starts to realise that he only wants a mirror for himself and his opinions. As she becomes desperate to disengage, and he becomes desperate to hold on to her, so a series of farcical, labyrinthine misunderstandings ensues. Meredith's brand of satirical firepower won him the admiration of Robert Louis Stevenson, who read The Egoist (1879) multiple times, and Oscar Wilde, who wrote: `Ah, Meredith! Who can define him? His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning'.
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The Egoist

The Egoist

by George Meredith

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged — 19 hours, 47 minutes

The Egoist

The Egoist

by George Meredith

Narrated by Jonathan Keeble

Unabridged — 19 hours, 47 minutes

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Overview

Self-absorbed Sir Willoughby Patterne seeks a bride. After being jilted by his first fiancée he settles on the spirited Clara Middleton; but she starts to realise that he only wants a mirror for himself and his opinions. As she becomes desperate to disengage, and he becomes desperate to hold on to her, so a series of farcical, labyrinthine misunderstandings ensues. Meredith's brand of satirical firepower won him the admiration of Robert Louis Stevenson, who read The Egoist (1879) multiple times, and Oscar Wilde, who wrote: `Ah, Meredith! Who can define him? His style is chaos illumined by flashes of lightning'.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940195768393
Publisher: Naxos Audiobooks
Publication date: 05/01/2025
Edition description: Unabridged
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