The Amazing Marriage — Complete

Meredith’s late novel follows a proud, headstrong heiress whose impulsive marriage to a charming but flawed adventurer unravels into estrangement and painful self-discovery. Told in his famously intricate, witty prose, it explores character, pride, and the difficult path toward mutual understanding between husband and wife. Meredith, admired for his psychological subtlety and comic intelligence, gives his heroine unusual depth and spirit for the era. Demanding but rewarding, The Amazing Marriage is a fine example of the sophisticated social fiction that made him one of the most respected novelists of the Victorian age.