A Question of Time

A Question of Time

Gertrude Franklin Atherton has certainly chosen an unusual subject for a novel when she makes her hero of twenty-two fall in love with a woman twenty-four years his senior, and marry her. Miss Atherton's story abounds in absurdities of which one would suppose Amelie Rives alone capable. The fact that her hero is a genius, with a capital letter which obtrudes itself on every page, may explain his eccentricities, and perhaps make intelligible his paying afternoon calls on entire strangers, accompanied by seven cats. The question whether a man should marry a woman older than himself is discussed at great length; the conclusion reached is that young geniuses should always marry women double their ageâ€”indeed, the older these are the better, since calmness and knowledge of the world are needed to counterbalance the intense temperament of the husband. The hero of A Question of Time is a striking example of this need. But the rule we presume to have been reached a priori. Miss Atherton's book includes an amusing short story, "Mr. Pentletonâ€™s Four-in-hand," and it is dedicated "with apologies to the shade of Oliver Maddox-Brown."

â€”The Literary World, Volume 22 [1891]

Country	USA
Author	Gertrude Franklin Atherton
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9781512342871
ISBN	1512342874
Label	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Manufacturer	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
MPN	black & white illustrations
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	250
PartNumber	black & white illustrations
PublicationDate	2015-05-23
Publisher	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Studio	CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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