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Sketches Of The Fair Sex

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Read by Colman Shew, Lucy Perry, swade, Kalynda, Bellona Times, Chloe, TriciaG, edbucks, Tim Ferreira, Terry Goodyer, summerdaze, Randall Ryan, Nadine Eckert-Boulet, Dirk Eichhorn and Demi Fair · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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01 - IN THE FOLLOWING PAGES. THE FIRST WOMAN, AND HER ANTEDILUVIAN DESCENDANTS. WOMAN IN THE PATRIARCHAL AGES. WOMEN OF ANCIENT EGYPT. MODERN EGYPTIAN WOMEN. PERSIAN WOMEN. (16:38)
02 - GRECIAN WOMEN. GRECIAN COURTEZANS. (6:48)
03 - ROMAN WOMEN. LAWS AND CUSTOMS RESPECTING THE ROMAN WOMEN. (13:53)
04 - WOMEN IN SAVAGE LIFE. EASTERN WOMEN. (12:55)
05 - CHINESE WOMAN. AFRICAN WOMEN. (7:56)
06 - GREAT ENTERPRISES OF WOMEN IN THE TIMES OF CHIVALRY. OTHER PARTICULARS RESPECTING FEMALES DURING THE AGE OF CHIVALRY. (13:18)
07 - FRENCH WOMEN. ITALIAN WOMEN. (10:25)
08 - SPANISH WOMEN. ENGLISH WOMEN. RUSSIAN WOMEN. (12:22)
09 - THE IDEA OF FEMALE INFERIORITY. FEMALE SIMPLICITY. (17:33)
10 - THE MILD MAGNANIMITY OF WOMEN. FEMALE DELICACY. INFLUENCE OF FEMALE SOCIETY. (19:31)
11 - MONASTIC LIFE. DEGREES OF SENTIMENTAL ATTACHMENT AT DIFFERENT PERIODS. (16:36)
12 - GERMAN WOMEN. A VIEW OF MATRIMONY IN THREE DIFFERENT LIGHTS. BETROTHING AND MARRIAGE. (13:59)
13 - FEMALE FRIENDSHIP. (6:18)
14 - ON THE CHOICE OF A HUSBAND. (20:54)
15 - A LETTER TO A NEW MARRIED MAN. GARRICK'S ADVICE TO MARRIED LADIES. (9:31)
16 - ORIGIN OF NUNNERIES. DESCRIPTION OF THE GREAT CONVENT AT AJUDA IN RIO JANERIO. CEREMONY OF THE INITIATION OF A NUN. (9:11)
17 - WEDDED LOVE IS INFINITELY PREFERABLE TO VARIETY. ITALIAN DEBAUCHERY. NAKED FAKIERS. MAHOMETAN PLURALITY OF WIVES. (11:07)
18 - WOMEN OF OTAHEITE. CRIM. CON. OF CLAUDIUS AND POMPEIA. A WORD TO A VERY NICE CLASS OF LADIES. (9:35)
19 - CUSTOM IN THE MOGHUL EMPIRE. CUSTOM OF THE MUSCOVITES. SALE OF CHILDREN TO PURCHASE WIVES. POLYGAMY AND CONCUBINAGE. EUNUCHS. GIRLS SOLD AT AUCTION. SALE OF A WIFE. (15:59)
20 - PUNISHMENT OF ADULTERY. ANECDOTE OF CÆSAR. POWER OF MARRYING. (8:03)
21 - CELIBACY OF CLERGY. DESPERATE ACT OF EUTHIRA. (6:55)
22 - LUXURIOUS DRESS OF GRECIAN LADIES. GRECIAN COURTSHIP. (6:06)
23 - POWER OF PHILTRES AND CHARMS. EASTERN COURTSHIP. LONG HAIR OF SAXONS AND DANES. (7:05)
24 - ST. VALENTINE'S DAY. COURTS OF LOVE. IMMODESTY AT BABYLON. INDECENCY AT ADRIANOPLE. (8:06)
25 - ANCIENT SWEDISH COURTSHIP. LAPLAND AND GREENLAND LADY. (5:38)
26 - EDUCATION OF WOMEN IN ASIA AND AFRICA. RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS OF THE GREEKS. THE DEATHS OF LUCRETIA AND VIRGINIA. ON LOOKING AT THE PICTURE OF A BEAUTIFUL FEMALE. (12:07)
27 - ART OF DETERMINING THE PRECISE FIGURE, THE DEGREE OF BEAUTY, THE HABITS, AND THE AGE, OF WOMEN, NOTWITHSTANDING THE AIDS AND DISGUISES OF DRESS. (19:44)
28 - THE IDEAL OF FEMALE BEAUTY; OR A DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMOUS STATUE OF THE VENUS DE MEDICI. THE FIRST KISS OF LOVE. THE DEATH OF CLEOPATRA. (16:48)
29 - AN ESSAY ON MATRIMONY (Part 1) (16:17)
30 - AN ESSAY ON MATRIMONY (Part 2) (15:25)