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The Odd Women

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Original author: George Gissing

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"The Odd Women" by George Gissing is a novel published in 1893. Set in Victorian England, where women vastly outnumber men, the story follows several unmarried women navigating a society that expects marriage but offers few prospects. Among them are Rhoda, who runs a secretarial school while resisting romance, and Monica, trapped in a suffocating marriage born of desperation. As jealousy, pride, and conflicting principles collide, these women face impossible choices between independence and convention, love and survival.

The Odd Women, by George Gissing. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #4313.

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31 Chapters

  1. 1.Chapter I: The Fold and the Shepherd2,162 words
  2. 2.Chapter II: Adrift5,161 words
  3. 3.Chapter III: An Independent Woman1,941 words
  4. 4.Chapter IV: Monica’s Majority5,313 words
  5. 5.Chapter V: The Casual Acquaintance4,622 words
  6. 6.Chapter VI: A Camp of the Reserve4,909 words
  7. 7.Chapter VII: A Social Advance5,780 words
  8. 8.Chapter VIII: Cousin Everard4,737 words
  9. 9.Chapter IX: The Simple Faith3,667 words
  10. 10.Chapter X: First Principles3,474 words
  11. 11.Chapter XI: At Nature’s Bidding3,440 words
  12. 12.Chapter XII: Weddings4,554 words
  13. 13.Chapter XIII: Discord of Leaders4,782 words
  14. 14.Chapter XIV: Motives Meeting4,456 words
  15. 15.Chapter XV: The Joys of Home5,024 words
  16. 16.Chapter XVI: Health From the Sea5,012 words
  1. 17.Chapter XVII: The Triumph5,538 words
  2. 18.Chapter XVIII: A Reinforcement3,459 words
  3. 19.Chapter XIX: The Clank of the Chains3,008 words
  4. 20.Chapter XX: The First Lie2,854 words
  5. 21.Chapter XXI: Towards the Decisive4,266 words
  6. 22.Chapter XXII: Honour in Difficulties5,563 words
  7. 23.Chapter XXIII: In Ambush3,294 words
  8. 24.Chapter XXIV: Tracked3,792 words
  9. 25.Chapter XXV: The Fate of the Ideal5,825 words
  10. 26.Chapter XXVI: The Unideal Tested4,786 words
  11. 27.Chapter XXVII: The Reascent5,782 words
  12. 28.Chapter XXVIII: The Burden of Futile Souls4,812 words
  13. 29.Chapter XXIX: Confession and Counsel5,072 words
  14. 30.Chapter XXX: Retreat with Honour3,308 words
  15. 31.Chapter XXXI: A New Beginning3,674 words