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100	1		_aZangwill, Israel, _d1864-1926
245	1	4	_aThe Old Maids' Club
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2014
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2014-05-10
505	0		_aThe algebra of love, plus other things -- The honorary trier -- The man in the ironed mask -- The club gets advertised -- The princess of Portman Square -- The grammar of love -- The idyl of Trepolpen -- More about the cherub -- Of wives and their mistresses -- The good young men who lived -- Adventures in search of the Pole -- The arithmetic and physiology of love -- "The English Shakespeare" -- The old young woman and the new -- The mysterious advertiser -- The culb becomes popular -- A musical bar -- The beautiful ghoul -- La femme incomprise -- The inaugural soirée.
508			_aE-text prepared by David Edwards, Ernest Schaal, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by the Google Books Library Project (http://books.google.com)
520			_a"The Old Maids' Club" by Israel Zangwill is a comedic novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers around Lillie Dulcimer, a precocious and intelligent young woman who, frustrated by her father's attempts to marry her off, founds a club to redefine the concept of "Old Maid" and to attract like-minded, independent women. Through Lillie and the club's humorous by-laws, the story explores the themes of love, societal expectations, and female empowerment. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Lillie Dulcimer, who is characterized by her sharp wit and strong will. After the passing of her mother, Lillie firmly refuses her father's pressure to marry, insisting that she will not settle for any man who does not love her in return. In her frustration, she establishes the Old Maids' Club, designed for young, wealthy, and beautiful women who have spurned marriage offers. The narrative unfolds with Lillie's charming eccentricity as she devises rules to promote an anti-marriage ideology while simultaneously attracting potential members, including the club's first guest, Lord Silverdale, who becomes entangled with the club's mission. This opening portion sets the stage for a humorous exploration of relationships, societal norms, and the quest for self-identity among women. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aHumorous stories
653			_aSingle women -- Fiction
653			_aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653			_aMarriage -- Fiction
700	1		_aTownsend, F. H. _q(Frederick Henry), _d1868-1920
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45623
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