Project Gutenberg 2018-04-25 Public domain in the USA. 199 Mantegazza, Paolo 1831 1910 Mantegazza, Paul Mantegazza, Pablo Mantegazzo, Pavel The art of taking a wife Produced by Turgut Dincer, Christian Boissonnas and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "The Art of Taking a Wife" by Paolo Mantegazza is a reflective treatise concerning marriage, composed in the late 19th century. The work examines the complex institution of marriage, exploring themes of love, compatibility, and the societal pressures that accompany the decision to marry. The author shares insights aimed at guiding individuals toward making informed and thoughtful choices about their partners. At the start of the text, the author introduces the idea of marriage as one of the fundamental decisions in life, laden with both challenges and possible joys. He contemplates the conflicts and contradictions inherent in relationships, setting the stage for a discourse on the nature of love and the dynamics of marital contracts. Mantegazza asserts that the journey to finding a suitable partner is fraught with temptations and societal norms that often conflict with genuine affection. His perspective is earnest and, at times, cautionary as he addresses the timeless dilemma of choosing a spouse wisely amidst societal expectations and personal aspirations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Marriage HQ Text Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 278441 2025-06-22T16:03:13.381651 text/html 285210 2018-04-24T19:23:52 text/html 164514 2025-06-22T16:03:18.941593 application/epub+zip 161240 2025-06-22T16:03:14.385611 application/epub+zip 161239 2025-06-22T16:03:13.866609 application/epub+zip 231746 2025-06-22T16:03:22.378570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195122 2025-06-22T16:03:18.372595 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 198908 2022-08-25T16:13:27.504089 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238225 2025-06-22T16:03:12.697622 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 238401 2018-04-24T19:23:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18927 2025-06-22T16:03:22.531550 application/rdf+xml 4064 2025-06-22T16:03:13.970593 image/jpeg 1201 2025-06-22T16:03:13.917615 image/jpeg 91399 2018-04-24T19:23:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 120699 2018-04-24T19:23:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 123835 2025-06-22T16:03:13.408600 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 it.wikipedia