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The modern diagnosis is rejected in favor of a radical return to ideals we have abandoned but never really tried. Analyzing the chaos of industrialism and politics, the text champions the freedom of the domestic realm. A sharp, witty defense of the common life and the sanctity of the home.
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GenrePsychology, Philosophy
Length6 hrs 17 mins
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Publish dateFeb 23, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1I. THE MEDICAL MISTAKE
2II. WANTED, AN UNPRACTICAL MAN
3III. THE NEW HYPOCRITE
4IV. THE FEAR OF THE PAST
5V. THE UNFINISHED TEMPLE
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6VI. THE ENEMIES OF PROPERTY
7VII. THE FREE FAMILY
8VIII. THE WILDNESS OF DOMESTICITY
9IX. HISTORY OF HUDGE AND GUDGE
10X. OPPRESSION BY OPTIMISM
11XI. THE HOMELESSNESS OF JONES
12PART TWO. IMPERIALISM, OR THE MISTAKE ABOUT MAN
13I. THE CHARM OF JINGOISM
14II. WISDOM AND THE WEATHER
15III. THE COMMON VISION
16IV. THE INSANE NECESSITY
17PART THREE. FEMINISM, OR THE MISTAKE ABOUT WOMAN
18I. THE UNMILITARY SUFFRAGETTE
19II. THE UNIVERSAL STICK
20III. THE EMANCIPATION OF DOMESTICITY
21IV. THE ROMANCE OF THRIFT
22V. THE COLDNESS OF CHLOE
23VI. THE PEDANT AND THE SAVAGE
24VII. THE MODERN SURRENDER OF WOMAN
25VIII. THE BRAND OF THE FLEUR-DE-LIS
26IX. SINCERITY AND THE GALLOWS
27X. THE HIGHER ANARCHY
28XI. THE QUEEN AND THE SUFFRAGETTES
29XII. THE MODERN SLAVE
30PART FOUR. EDUCATION: OR THE MISTAKE ABOUT THE CHILD
31I. THE CALVINISM OF TO-DAY
32II. THE TRIBAL TERROR
33III. THE TRICKS OF ENVIRONMENT
34IV. THE TRUTH ABOUT EDUCATION
35V. AN EVIL CRY
36VI. AUTHORITY THE UNAVOIDABLE
37VII. THE HUMILITY OF MRS. GRUNDY
38VIII. THE BROKEN RAINBOW
39IX. THE NEED FOR NARROWNESS
40X. THE CASE FOR THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
41XI. THE SCHOOL FOR HYPOCRITES
42XII. THE STALENESS OF THE NEW SCHOOLS
43XIII. THE OUTLAWED PARENT
44XIV. FOLLY AND FEMALE EDUCATION
45PART FIVE. THE HOME OF MAN
46I. THE EMPIRE OF THE INSECT
47II. THE FALLACY OF THE UMBRELLA STAND
48III. THE DREADFUL DUTY OF GUDGE
49IV. A LAST INSTANCE
50V. CONCLUSION
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