Helen Rowland (1876–1950)
Auteur de The Three Bears (Whitman Tell-A-Tale Book)
A propos de l'auteur
Crédit image: From "What's In the New York Evening Journal," Project Gutenberg
Œuvres de Helen Rowland
The sayings of Mrs. Solomon; being the confessions of the seven hundredth wife as revealed to Helen Rowland (1913) 6 exemplaires
This married life 2 exemplaires
If, A Chant for Wives also The White Woman's Burden 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1876
- Date de décès
- 1950
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Washington, D.C., USA
- Professions
- journalist
humorist
Membres
Critiques
Reflections Of A Bachelor Girl par Helen Rowland
Darling little antique book full of fun quotes of advice.
Being a choice of aphorisms from a 'wit and wisdom' style newspaper column which was popular a century ago. The reflections concern themselves largely with love, courtship, and marriage. At the distance of a hundred years, the hit rate for wit is decent, but not great; wisdom makes an occasional appearance. Many readers will be put off by the extremely anachronistic sex roles on offer, and the author's viewpoint is jaundiced, which is also not for everyone. The book will pass muster with lovers of the quaint who enjoy a short visit to the way our forebears looked at domestic life.… (plus d'informations)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 9
- Aussi par
- 1
- Membres
- 49
- Popularité
- #320,875
- Évaluation
- 3.5
- Critiques
- 2
- ISBN
- 12