Weighed and Wanting is a novel written by George MacDonald, a Scottish author and poet, and published in 1876. The story follows the life of a young woman named Marjorie, who is the daughter of a wealthy businessman. Marjorie is beautiful, intelligent, and well-educated, but she is also vain and materialistic. She is engaged to a wealthy man named Arthur, but she begins to question her feelings for him when she meets a poor but honest young man named David.As Marjorie struggles with her conflicting emotions, she begins to realize the emptiness of her life and the shallowness of her values. She is forced to confront the reality of her own selfishness and the harm it has caused to those around her. Meanwhile, David becomes a symbol of hope and redemption for Marjorie, and she begins to see the world in a new light.Weighed and Wanting is a powerful exploration of the human condition, and a timeless tale of love, redemption, and the search for meaning in life. MacDonald's writing is lyrical and evocative, and his characters are complex and deeply human. The novel is a classic of Victorian literature, and remains a beloved work of fiction to this day.She glanced round in search of the mother. Some one was bending over the bed in the farther corner; the place was lighted with but a single candle, and she thought it was she, stooping over her baby; but a moment's gaze made it plain that the back was that of a man: could it be the doctor again? Was the poor woman worse? She entered and approached the father, who then first seeing who it was that had knocked and looked in, pulled off the cap he invariably wore, and came forward with a bashful yet eager courtesy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.