The Spinster Book

Myrtle Reed (1874 - 1911)

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)

Genre(s): *Non-fiction, Self-Help, Social Science (Culture & Anthropology)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Notes on Men Kristin Hughes (1974-2021)
00:25:05
Play 02 Concerning Women Nocturna
00:24:22
Play 03 The Philosophy of Love Betsie Bush
00:24:35
Play 04 The Lost Art of Courtship Kirsten Ferreri
00:19:59
Play 05 The Natural History of Proposals Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023)
00:24:39
Play 06 Love Letters: Old and New Esther
00:23:14
Play 07 An Inquiry into Marriage Christiane Levesque
00:24:03
Play 08 The Physiology of Vanity Nocturna
00:22:50
Play 09 Widowers and Widows Denny Sayers (d. 2015)
00:34:41
Play 10 The Consolations of Spinsterhood Deb Bacon-Ziegler
00:22:36