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Contents

Book One: Challenging the Idea of Chastity

		Page
I.	We Discuss the Responsibility of Parents and Critics	3
II.	I Meditate, in Front of a Bookcase, on Scott, Jane Austen, Charlotte Brontë, and the Good Victorians	17
III.	H. G. Wells, Galsworthy, May Sinclair, J. D. Beresford	27
IV.	Seven Reasons for Mr. Hergesheimer, D. H. Lawrence, and the Emetic School	35
V.	We Discuss Marriage and the Hope of the Younger Generation	48

Book Two: An Eligible Young Man

I.	Cornelia's Children React to a Suitable Match	61
II.	"Let's Walk"	67
III.	Prerequisites of a Decent Marriage	73
IV.	Cornelia Appreciates Her Husband	80
V.	We Discuss the Inner Life	86
VI.	A Theory of Happiness	91
VII.	The Real Thing	97

Book Three: Treating of Modern Girls

I.	The Education of Daughters	103
II.	Flags of Revolt	118
III.	Bloom	120
IV.	Careers for Women	129