Project Gutenberg 2010-04-27 Public domain in the USA. 116 Rowland, Helen 1876 The Widow [To Say Nothing of the Man] Produced by Emmy, Tor Martin Kristiansen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Widow [To Say Nothing of the Man]" by Helen Rowland is a novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging and humorous narrative explores the complexities of love, marriage, and the differing expectations between men and women, often featuring lively banter between the central characters: a witty widow and a skeptical bachelor. Their conversations delve into societal norms, relationship dynamics, and the often paradoxical demands placed upon romantic partners. The opening of the novel presents an animated dialogue between the widow and the bachelor as they discuss the concept of an ideal wife and the nature of women. The widow begins by playfully challenging the bachelor’s cynicism about relationships, comparing women to automobiles and discussing the virtues expected of a wife. Their exchange is filled with wit and sarcasm, with the bachelor offering both praise and critiques of women, while the widow counters with her own perspectives on marriage, emphasizing the unrealistic expectations society places on both genders. This clever repartee sets the stage for a deeper exploration of love and companionship throughout the story. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/32152/32152-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 72.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Love stories Widows -- Fiction Courtship -- Fiction PS Text Category: Humour Category: Novels 165182 2025-08-13T07:45:34.334332 text/html 166380 2010-04-27T12:03:14 text/html 566670 2025-08-13T07:45:37.958271 application/epub+zip 566704 2025-08-13T07:45:35.013351 application/epub+zip 128251 2025-08-13T07:45:34.670350 application/epub+zip 638863 2025-08-13T07:45:40.298267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 613242 2025-08-13T07:45:37.534325 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 174865 2022-09-14T16:38:09.937813 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 136285 2025-08-13T07:45:33.822343 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136121 2010-04-27T12:03:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 136117 2010-04-27T12:03:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20496 2025-08-13T07:45:40.437263 application/rdf+xml 24895 2025-08-13T07:45:34.746296 image/jpeg 3109 2025-08-13T07:45:34.709354 image/jpeg 50150 2010-04-27T12:03:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 546548 2010-04-27T12:03:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 50119 2010-04-27T12:03:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 546834 2025-08-13T07:45:34.370305 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia