The Amazing Marriage — Complete

First published in 1895, The Amazing Marriage was George Meredith's final completed novel — the capstone of a career spent anatomizing the follies of the heart. At its center stands Carinthia Kirby, the steadfast daughter of a demented naval officer, whose impulsive Alpine marriage to the handsome, self-absorbed Richmond Roy becomes a lifelong trial of loyalty, pride, and forgiveness. As Roy's vanity scatters his affections and his fortunes, Carinthia's refusal to surrender her vows puzzles and provokes everyone around her, and Meredith subjects the marriage bond itself to his most searching ironic scrutiny. This edition presents the complete, unabridged original text, newly introduced and annotated for modern readers, with notes illuminating Meredith's dense, aphoristic style and the social world of his England. Challenging, witty, and unexpectedly moving, it rewards every patient reader. Part of The Founding Texts Library.