The Spinster BookThe Lost Art of CourtshipReading editionChapter navigation21 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterNotes on MenNotes on MenConcerning WomenConcerning WomenThe Philosophy of LoveThe Philosophy of LoveThe Lost Art of CourtshipThe Lost Art of CourtshipThe Natural History of ProposalsThe Natural History of ProposalsLove Letters: Old and NewLove Letters: Old and NewAn Inquiry into MarriageAn Inquiry into MarriageThe Physiology of VanityThe Physiology of VanityWidowers and WidowsWidowers and WidowsThe Consolations of SpinsterhoodThe Consolations of SpinsterhoodPrevious chapter ←The Philosophy of LoveNext chapter →The Lost Art of CourtshipAll chapters and sections (21)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsNotes on MenNotes on MenConcerning WomenConcerning WomenThe Philosophy of LoveThe Philosophy of LoveThe Lost Art of CourtshipThe Lost Art of CourtshipThe Natural History of ProposalsThe Natural History of ProposalsLove Letters: Old and NewLove Letters: Old and NewAn Inquiry into MarriageAn Inquiry into MarriageThe Physiology of VanityThe Physiology of VanityWidowers and WidowsWidowers and WidowsThe Consolations of SpinsterhoodThe Consolations of Spinsterhood← The Philosophy of LoveThe Lost Art of Courtship →