| The Odd Women George Gissing Contributor(s): Benitez, Paula (Editor), Gissing, George (Author) |
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ISBN: 1542412382 ISBN-13: 9781542412384 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $19.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 6" W x 9" (1.00 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 feministThe 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. |