Project Gutenberg 2007-07-11 Public domain in the USA. 78 Bell, Lilian 1867 1929 Bogue, Lilian Lida Bell 04022064 The Love Affairs of an Old Maid Reading ease score: 80.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Anne Storer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Love Affairs of an Old Maid" by Lilian Bell is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story follows an unnamed narrator who reflects on her life as an old maid, delving into her thoughts and observations about love, relationships, and the societal expectations faced by women. Through her candid and humorous musings, she introduces readers to various characters in her life, highlighting the complexities and often bittersweet nature of love and companionship. At the start of the novel, the narrator grapples with turning thirty and the label of "old maid," examining her identity and self-perception. She engages in witty reflections about societal views on women who remain unmarried, and through a series of vignettes, she provides glimpses into the love lives of her friends. The opening chapters set the tone for the exploration of romantic entanglements, as the narrator recounts her own unfulfilled desires while also observing the relationships of those around her, including a troubled marriage and other various dynamics of love. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Single women -- Fiction United States -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 243361 243217 2024-10-09T13:24:36.956699 2023-09-10T05:13:46.097605 text/html text/html 245700 2021-01-02T19:48:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 179983 2021-01-02T19:48:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 178971 2024-10-09T13:24:40.956696 application/epub+zip 179693 2024-10-09T13:24:37.637704 application/epub+zip 155276 2024-10-09T13:24:37.290714 application/epub+zip 265625 2024-10-09T13:24:43.829675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 243748 2024-10-09T13:24:40.550680 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217347 2022-09-10T10:47:28.826753 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 219329 219235 2024-10-09T13:24:36.521699 2023-09-10T05:13:45.727656 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 219110 2021-01-02T19:48:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 84959 2021-01-02T19:48:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 219101 2021-01-02T19:48:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 84927 2021-01-02T19:48:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21664 2024-10-09T13:24:43.966666 application/rdf+xml 14885 2024-10-09T13:24:37.368698 image/jpeg 2404 2024-10-09T13:24:37.329704 image/jpeg 221557 2024-10-09T13:24:36.986725 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia