Project Gutenberg 2011-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 210 Swan, Annie S. 1859 1943 Burnett-Smith, A. (Annie) Lyall, David Smith, Burnett, Mrs. Smith, Annie S. Courtship and Marriage, and the Gentle Art of Home-Making E-text prepared by Delphine Lettau, Stephanie Kovalchik, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Courtship and Marriage, and the Gentle Art of Home-Making" by Annie S. Swan is a guidebook on the intricacies of love, marriage, and home life written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the processes of love and courtship, outlining the expectations and duties of both partners in a marriage, primarily from a woman's perspective. Through the opening chapters, the author emphasizes the enduring importance of traditional values in relationships and the significance of nurturing and managing a home. At the start of the narrative, the author introduces the concept of courtship as a serious yet often overlooked phase of life, and stresses its potential to shape human character and relationships. The text explores various types of suitors and how their approaches to courting differ, while also discussing the qualities that men and women should aspire to in each other. Swan reflects on the responsibilities of both partners after marriage, touching upon the challenges of daily life and the importance of mutual support and understanding in creating a successful and harmonious home. Through her thoughtful prose, the author sets the stage for an exploration of the roles and expectations tied to marriage and domestic life in her era. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/35963/35963-h/images/cover.jpg en Family life Home economics Marriage HQ TX Text Browsing: Cooking & Drinking Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Parenthood & Family Relations 165231 165098 2024-09-15T09:20:59.388676 2023-09-15T14:33:19.749676 text/html text/html 162928 2011-04-25T14:27:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 861122 2011-04-25T14:30:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 889188 2024-09-15T09:21:02.522674 application/epub+zip 892516 2024-09-15T09:21:00.004653 application/epub+zip 124604 2024-09-15T09:20:59.699665 application/epub+zip 946575 2024-09-15T09:21:04.653627 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 932291 2024-09-15T09:21:02.233650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168411 2022-09-16T12:39:59.985952 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147128 147037 2024-09-15T09:20:59.064689 2023-09-15T14:33:19.474680 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 146810 2011-04-25T14:02:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56065 2011-04-25T14:02:31 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 146818 2011-04-25T14:02:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56057 2011-04-25T14:02:31 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21249 2024-09-15T09:21:04.789642 application/rdf+xml 19011 2024-09-15T09:20:59.776674 image/jpeg 3011 2024-09-15T09:20:59.737664 image/jpeg 877760 2024-09-15T09:20:59.471713 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