The Odd Women
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By George Gissing 24 Dec, 2019
The Odd Women is an 1893 novel by the English novelist George Gissing. Its themes are the role of women in society, marriage, morals, and the early feminist movement. The novel's title is derived ostensibly from the notion that there was an excess o ... Read more
The Odd Women is an 1893 novel by the English novelist George Gissing. Its themes are the role of women in society, marriage, morals, and the early feminist movement. The novel's title is derived ostensibly from the notion that there was an excess of one million women over men in Victorian England. This meant there were "odd" women left over at the end of the equation when the other men and women had paired off in marriage. A cross-section of women dealing with this problem are described in the book and it can be inferred that their lifestyles also set them apart as odd in the sense of strange Less
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  • Public Domain Books
  • 2009-01-11
  • English
  • 9780192833129
George Robert Gissing (22 November 1857 – 28 December 1903) was a British novelist who published 23 novels between 1880 and 1903. Gissing also worked as a teacher and tutor throughout his life. He p...
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