A cross between guidebook and social commentary, The Spinster Book gives clever and humorous insights on topics such as courting, handling men and women, love letters, marriage and spinsterhood. (Summary by Kristin Hughes)
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Notes on Men
25:05 - Chapter 2
Concerning Women
24:22 - Chapter 3
The Philosophy of Love
24:35 - Chapter 4
The Lost Art of Courtship
19:59 - Chapter 5
The Natural History of Proposals
24:39 - Chapter 6
Love Letters: Old and New
23:14 - Chapter 7
An Inquiry into Marriage
24:03 - Chapter 8
The Physiology of Vanity
22:50 - Chapter 9
Widowers and Widows
34:41 - Chapter 10
The Consolations of Spinsterhood
22:36