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Looking back over the twenty years since "Celibates" was first published I find that the George Moore of the earlier year is the George Moore of to-day. The novelist of 1895 and the novelist of 1915 are one and the same person. Each is really interested in himself; each is more... Read Full Overview

A quiet moral comedy with a sharp edge, Celibates unsettles the manners of its time while inviting modern readers to question what society calls virtue. George Moore's late Victorian novel is a clear collision of Irish sensibility, religious critique, and social satire. Set against... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Celibates" from George Moore. Irish novelist (1852-1933).

Celibates is a novel written by George Moore that explores the lives of three individuals who have chosen to remain celibate. The three characters are a young woman named Mary, a middle-aged man named Denis, and an elderly woman named Judith. The novel is set in Ireland during... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Title: Celibates. [Three tales.]

Publisher: British Library, Historical Print Editions

The British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all... Read Full Overview

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