Women, Children, Love, and Marriage

In this book, author Catherine Gasquoine Hartley reflects on her experiences as a woman in 19th century Britain. Some of her more amusing thoughts include the following: «It was not the first time, by many, that I had heard a man sum up the evil characteristics possessed, or supposed to be possessed, by my sex by likening us to cats. I now asked myself was this true? I want to be frank. Let me confess at once that I have come to the conclusion that the speaker was right. Women and cats have many qualities in common. I have another confession to make. When I first thought of this question of women and cats, I am bound to say that I felt that I did not like either cats or women, in fact, I was not sure that I didn't dislike them.»