
FEMALE AFFECTION.
PREFACE.
THE PLEASURES OF AFFECTION.
§ I. FEMALE AFFECTION IN GENERAL. - MUNGO PARK.
§ II. DIFFERENT FORMS OF FEMALE AFFECTION.
CONCLUSION.
This thoughtful treatise opens with a quiet preface that questions long‑standing ideas about women's nature. Drawing on biblical references, philosophical musings, and a series of quaint maxims, the author sets out to examine what truly defines the female mind. The central claim is simple yet bold: affection is the one quality that cannot be doubted.
To illustrate the point, the writer turns to vivid real‑world scenes, from the harrowing African journey of explorer Mungo Park to everyday encounters in distant villages. In each vignette a woman's instinctive compassion—offering shelter, food, a song—highlights the innate generosity underlying the otherwise debated traits. The narrative blends historical anecdote with gentle observation, inviting listeners to reconsider assumptions about gender and the power of simple kindness.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (57K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Original publisher
United Kingdom: J. Bohn, 1815.
Credits
Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2022-05-13
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects
1770–1851
A reform-minded British lawyer and writer, he spent much of his career trying to improve England’s bankruptcy laws while moving in the same literary circles as Wordsworth and Coleridge. His life blends legal reform, philanthropy, and the lively intellectual world of the Romantic period.
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