The Odd Women
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The Odd Women

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The Odd Women

About this book

Virginia and Alice Madden are 'odd women', growing old alone in Victorian England with no prospect of finding love. Forced into poverty by the sudden death of their father, they lead lives of quiet desperation in a genteel boarding house in London. Meanwhile, their younger sister Monica, struggles to endure a loveless marriage she agreed to as her only escape from spinsterhood. But when the Maddens meet an old friend, Rhoda Nunn, they are soon made aware of the depth of their oppression. Astonishingly ahead of its time, The Odd Women is a pioneering work of early feminism. Gissing's depiction of the daring feminist Rhoda Nunn, it is an unflinching portrayal of one woman's struggle to reconcile her own desires with her deepest principles.

Information

Publisher
Delhi Open Book
Year
2024
Topic
Literature
eBook ISBN
9789362967664
Subtopic
Classics
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. About
  3. Chapter 1 - THE FOLD AND THE SHEPHERD
  4. Chapter 2 - ADRIFT
  5. Chapter 3 - AN INDEPENDENT WOMAN
  6. Chapter 4 - MONICA'S MAJORITY
  7. Chapter 5 - THE CASUAL ACQUAINTANCE
  8. Chapter 6 - A CAMP OF THE RESERVE
  9. Chapter 7 - A SOCIAL ADVANCE
  10. Chapter 8 - COUSIN EVERARD
  11. Chapter 9 - THE SIMPLE FAITH
  12. Chapter 10 - FIRST PRINCIPLES
  13. Chapter 11 - AT NATURE'S BIDDING
  14. Chapter 12 - WEDDINGS
  15. Chapter 13 - DISCORD OF LEADERS
  16. Chapter 14 - MOTIVES MEETING
  17. Chapter 15 - THE JOYS OF HOME
  18. Chapter 16 - HEALTH FROM THE SEA
  19. Chapter 17 - THE TRIUMPH
  20. Chapter 18 - A REINFORCEMENT
  21. Chapter 19 - THE CLANK OF THE CHAINS
  22. Chapter 20 - THE FIRST LIE
  23. Chapter 21 - TOWARDS THE DECISIVE
  24. Chapter 22 - HONOUR IN DIFFICULTIES
  25. Chapter 23 - IN AMBUSH
  26. Chapter 24 - TRACKED
  27. Chapter 25 - THE FATE OF THE IDEAL
  28. Chapter 26 - THE UNIDEAL TESTED
  29. Chapter 27 - THE REASCENT
  30. Chapter 28 - THE BURDEN OF FUTILE SOULS
  31. Chapter 29 - CONFESSION AND COUNSEL
  32. Chapter 30 - RETREAT WITH HONOUR
  33. Chapter 31 - A NEW BEGINNING

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