Woman-through a man's eyeglass

By Malcolm C Salaman

How clearly can a bachelor see the women around him-and how much does his eyeglass reveal about himself? Across nineteen connected portraits, an openly subjective narrator considers women shaped by marriage, widowhood, motherhood, independence and social expectation. His observations move between satire and psychological scrutiny, exposing the persistent distance between romantic ideals and the practical arrangements of everyday life. Drawing-rooms, country houses, rural retreats and artistic circles provide the shifting social frame for these informal essays. A widow, a wife, a spinster, a nun, a gambler and a singer are among the figures through whom courtship, domesticity, ambition, friendship and professional activity come under examination. Rather than forming a continuous novel, the collection builds its argument through character sketches, illustrative anecdotes and literary allusion, allowing each portrait to stand alone while contributing to a broader study of women's lives and men's misunderstandings of them. The narrator's perspective is never disguised as impartial: his judgements, assumptions and reflections are part of the work's design. From fashionable London society to continental resorts, changing roles and preoccupations test conventional ideas about love, duty, vocation and female independence. The interplay of social satire and personal commentary makes these portraits as revealing of the observer as of the women he attempts to understand. This book was out of print for decades and is now republished by Alpha Editions. It has been restored for today's and future generations. This edition is not just a reprint - it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9378411983
• ISBN13: 9789378411984
• Release Date: March 2027
• Publisher: Alpha Edition
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"