The Odd Women
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The Odd Women

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The Odd Women

About this book

First published in 1893, 'The Odd Women' by Victorian author George Gissing revolves around the themes of feminism, marriage, and love through the lives of several contrasting women. The 'odd' of the title refers to the fact that in Victorian Britain there were more men than women, and many women therefore found themselves surplus. Mary Barfoot is one of these surplus women - a feminist philanthropist, she is training women to have careers of their own. Her close friend Rhoda Nunn is strongly of the opinion that marriage is a disastrous choice for women, but their young protégé Monica Madden goes against them both when she decides to marry a seemingly kind older man. A riveting story, and highly provocative for the time in which it was published, 'The Odd Women' is a sympathetic novel which was ahead of its time.

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Information

Publisher
SAGA Egmont
Year
2021
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9788726553727
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Chapter I: The fold and the shepherd
  5. Chapter II: Adrift
  6. Chapter III: An independent woman
  7. Chapter IV: Monica's majority
  8. Chapter V: The casual acquaintance
  9. Chapter VI: A camp of the reserve
  10. Chapter VII: A social advance
  11. Chapter VIII: Cousin everard
  12. Chapter IX: The simple faith
  13. Chapter X: First principles
  14. Chapter XI: At nature's bidding
  15. Chapter XII: Weddings
  16. Chapter XIII: Discord of leaders
  17. Chapter XIV: Motives meeting
  18. Chapter XV: The joys of home
  19. Chapter XVI: Health from the sea
  20. Chapter XVII: The triumph
  21. Chapter XVIII: A reinforcement
  22. Chapter XIX: The clank of the chains
  23. Chapter XX: The first lie
  24. Chapter XXI: Towards the decisive
  25. Chapter XXII: Honour in difficulties
  26. Chapter XXIII: In ambush
  27. Chapter XXIV: Tracked
  28. Chapter XXV: The fate of the ideal
  29. Chapter XXVI: The unideal tested
  30. Chapter XXVII: The reascent
  31. Chapter XXVIII: The burden of futile souls
  32. Chapter XXIX: Confession and counsel
  33. Chapter XXX: Retreat with honour
  34. Chapter XXXI: A new beginning
  35. About The Odd Women

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