Other editions of book The Old Wives' Tale

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The Old Wives' Tale is a novel by a famous English writer Enoch Arnold Bennet, that describes lives of the Baines sisters and people who surround them. But the writer is more interested in how their lives are influenced by changes in the society development, when an old society is changed by "new people" — textile and metal manufacturers. By the way, the author does not criticize or express his negative opinion towards conservative, limited and behind their times characters. He considers them to be "the sweet flowers that were left from previous times".

The Old Wives' Tale, by Clare Heath-Whyte, is a collection of seven stories about 18th century women who participated in the cultural revival of the era as helpers and supporters of the men at the forefront of intellectual movements.The sketches present episodes from the lives of well-known women such as the Countess of Huntingdon as well events in the life less famous ladies such as Molly and Sally Wesley. They all come from different backgrounds and they all have a different attitude and take on life, but they are all faced with the same challenges of femininity. These challenges include problems that modern women are faced today such as jealously, the difficulties of married life and faith and they create a link not only between the protagonists of the sketches, but also between them and modern day readers.We also learn about the incredibly difficult living circumstances that were standard for the 18th century – we learn about incurable illnesses, the premature death of children and other devastating events that these women faced with unhindered faith and commitment. The book presents extraordinary lives, but it does something else, too: it backs up the stories with a vividly depicted historical background to make the stories even more gripping.Clare Heath-Whyte is the mother of two and a vicar’s wife, so besides motherhood and married life, religion also plays an important role in her life and her writing as well. The book comes with the subtitle Twenty-first century lessons from the lives of eighteenth century women and it provides lots of ideas to think about and to learn from.It comes with lots of Bible-inspired remarks and each chapter comes with study questions at the end that revolve around Biblical passages, so the book informs and educates, while also making a captivating read for young and old, for men and women alike.

Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back [1911]. This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Pages 560. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}