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The egoist
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Meredith, George, 1828-1909.
Champaign, Ill. : Project Gutenberg, [199-?] - 1 online resource.
ISBN 0585014434 (electronic bk.), ISBN 9780585014432 (electronic bk.)
elektronické knihyTitle statement The egoist [elektronický zdroj] : a comedy in narrative / by George Meredith. Main entry-name Meredith, George, 1828-1909. Issue data Champaign, Ill. : Project Gutenberg, [199-?] Phys.des. 1 online resource. ISBN 0585014434 (electronic bk.) 9780585014432 (electronic bk.) Subj. Headings Courtship - Fiction. * Electronic books. * Psychological fiction. * Love stories. Form, Genre Psychological fiction. * elektronické knihy * Love stories. UDC (0.034.2:08) Country Illionois Language angličtina URL EBSCOhost Document kind ELECTRONIC RESOURCES The Egoist works witty variations on the traditional courtship plot. Exploiting the conventions of dramatic comedy, this novel of manners relies on sexual innuendo to satirize the patriarchal, aristocratic and imperialist assumptions prevalent in Victorian England. When the delightfully obnoxious egoist Sir Willoughby Patterne determines to secure a bride worthy of his name, a complicated game of pursuit and flight ensues involving a colorful cast of characters.-Barnes & Noble.Loading…
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