The Spinster Book
Myrtle Reed
Read by LibriVox Volunteers
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) (4 hr 6 min)
Chapters
Notes on Men | 25:05 | Read by Kristin Hughes (1974-2021) |
Concerning Women | 24:22 | Read by Nocturna |
The Philosophy of Love | 24:35 | Read by Betsie Bush |
The Lost Art of Courtship | 19:59 | Read by Kirsten Ferreri |
The Natural History of Proposals | 24:39 | Read by Kara Shallenberg (1969-2023) |
Love Letters: Old and New | 23:14 | Read by Esther |
An Inquiry into Marriage | 24:03 | Read by Christiane Levesque |
The Physiology of Vanity | 22:50 | Read by Nocturna |
Widowers and Widows | 34:41 | Read by Denny Sayers (d. 2015) |
The Consolations of Spinsterhood | 22:36 | Read by Deb Bacon-Ziegler |
Reviews
Humorous
jaded_grl
some bits can be dull & put you to sleep. but if you listen closely there are several humorous parts! true insight into the female mind. lots of funny quips.