Part of the dust-jacket design for an edition of George Meredith's The Egoist, signed by Lynton H. Lamb (English, 1907-77), and published by the Oxford University Press in 1959. [Image reproduced for non-commercial research and study purposes.]
This may refer to the scene in Chapter IV in which young Crossjay sees Willoughby and Clara riding past, but only Clara acknowledges him. Willoughby, aloof, watching his companion keenly, does not even notice the boy. "The hue of truth was in that picture" comments the narrator (35). The artist has added to the "truth" of it by showing Clara riding slightly ahead, on the livelier of the two steeds. — Jacqueline Banerjee.
Bibliography
Meredith, George. The Egoist, Vol.I. Memorial Edition, Vol. XIII. New York: Scribner's, 1910. Internet Archive, from a copy in Cornell University Library. Web. 18 March 2026.
Created 16 March 2026