Sketches Of The Fair Sex
Anonymous
30 chapters · 6 h 7 min · English
Read by Colman Shew, Lucy Perry, swade, Kalynda, Bellona Times, Chloe and others
Humor · Psychology
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Sketches of the fair sex, in all parts of the world. To which are added rules for determining the precise figure, the degree of beauty, the habits, and the age of women, notwithstanding the aids and disguise of dress.
Chapters
1 01 - IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES. THE FIRST WOMAN, AND HER ANTEDILUVIAN DESCENDANTS. WOMAN IN THE PATRIARCHAL AGES. WOMEN OF ANCIENT EGYPT. MODERN EGYPTIAN WOMEN. PERSIAN WOMEN 17 min 2 02 - GRECIAN WOMEN. GRECIAN COURTEZANS 7 min 3 03 - ROMAN WOMEN. LAWS AND CUSTOMS RESPECTING THE ROMAN WOMEN 14 min 4 04 - WOMEN IN SAVAGE LIFE. EASTERN WOMEN 13 min 5 05 - CHINESE WOMAN. AFRICAN WOMEN 8 min 6 06 - GREAT ENTERPRISES OF WOMEN IN THE TIMES OF CHIVALRY. OTHER PARTICULARS RESPECTING FEMALES DURING THE AGE OF CHIVALRY 13 min 7 07 - FRENCH WOMEN. ITALIAN WOMEN 10 min 8 08 - SPANISH WOMEN. ENGLISH WOMEN. RUSSIAN WOMEN 12 min 9 09 - THE IDEA OF FEMALE INFERIORITY. FEMALE SIMPLICITY 18 min 10 10 - THE MILD MAGNANIMITY OF WOMEN. FEMALE DELICACY. INFLUENCE OF FEMALE SOCIETY 20 min 11 11 - MONASTIC LIFE. DEGREES OF SENTIMENTAL ATTACHMENT AT DIFFERENT PERIODS 17 min 12 12 - GERMAN WOMEN. A VIEW OF MATRIMONY IN THREE DIFFERENT LIGHTS. BETROTHING AND MARRIAGE 14 min 13 13 - FEMALE FRIENDSHIP 6 min 14 14 - ON THE CHOICE OF A HUSBAND 21 min 15 15 - A LETTER TO A NEW MARRIED MAN. GARRICK'S ADVICE TO MARRIED LADIES 10 min 16 16 - ORIGIN OF NUNNERIES. DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT CONVENT AT AJUDA IN RIO JANERIO. CEREMONY OF THE INITIATION OF A NUN 9 min 17 17 - WEDDED LOVE IS INFINITELY PREFERABLE TO VARIETY. ITALIAN DEBAUCHERY. NAKED FAKIERS. MAHOMETAN PLURALITY OF WIVES 11 min 18 18 - WOMEN OF OTAHEITE. CRIM. CON. OF CLAUDIUS AND POMPEIA. A WORD TO A VERY NICE CLASS OF LADIES 10 min 19 19 - CUSTOM IN THE MOGHUL EMPIRE. CUSTOM OF THE MUSCOVITES. SALE OF CHILDREN TO PURCHASE WIVES. POLYGAMY AND CONCUBINAGE. EUNUCHS. GIRLS SOLD AT AUCTION. SALE OF A WIFE 16 min 20 20 - PUNISHMENT OF ADULTERY. ANECDOTE OF CÆSAR. POWER OF MARRYING 8 min 21 21 - CELIBACY OF CLERGY. DESPERATE ACT OF EUTHIRA 7 min 22 22 - LUXURIOUS DRESS OF GRECIAN LADIES. GRECIAN COURTSHIP 6 min 23 23 - POWER OF PHILTRES AND CHARMS. EASTERN COURTSHIP. LONG HAIR OF SAXONS AND DANES 7 min 24 24 - ST. VALENTINE'S DAY. COURTS OF LOVE. IMMODESTY AT BABYLON. INDECENCY AT ADRIANOPLE 8 min 25 25 - ANCIENT SWEDISH COURTSHIP. LAPLAND AND GREENLAND LADY 6 min 26 26 - EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN ASIA AND AFRICA. RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS OF THE GREEKS. THE DEATHS OF LUCRETIA AND VIRGINIA. ON LOOKING AT THE PICTURE OF A BEAUTIFUL FEMALE 12 min 27 27 - ART OF DETERMINING THE PRECISE FIGURE, THE DEGREE OF BEAUTY, THE HABITS, AND THE AGE, OF WOMEN, NOTWITHSTANDING THE AIDS AND DISGUISES OF DRESS 20 min 28 28 - THE IDEAL OF FEMALE BEAUTY; OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMOUS STATUE OF THE VENUS DE MEDICI. THE FIRST KISS OF LOVE. THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA 17 min 29 29 - AN ESSAY ON MATRIMONY (Part 1) 16 min 30 30 - AN ESSAY ON MATRIMONY (Part 2) 15 min
