Wives, Women and Wenches: As Seen by British and American Authors

AMBROSE BIERCE answered APHRA BEHN asked beauty Benjamin BENJAMIN DISRAELI better called Catherine CHARLES DICKENS CHARLOTTE BRONTË charming cheek child cried Daisy Miller daughter dear door dress Estella eyes face father fear feel Gamp GEORGE ELIOT girl give Glegg hand happy head heard heart HENRY FIELDING honour hope husband Jane JANE AUSTEN JOHN CLELAND knew Lammle laugh live Lizzie look Lord Maggie marriage married mind Miss Havisham Molly Morgan Le Fay mother never night passion perhaps person Pinchwife pleasure poor pretty Rawdon Rebecca round seemed silly Sir Florian Sir Pitt sister smile soul speak stood sweet talk tell Templar thee things thou thought TOBIAS GEORGE SMOLLETT told turned walked whisper wife WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Winterbourne wives woman women word young lady