Three Women by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The poem explores the theme of love and relationships through the experiences of three women. The first woman is a flirt who uses her charms to manipulate men for personal gain. The second woman is a wife who has lost her husband's love due to her own lack of passion and romance. The third woman is a widow who remains devoted to her deceased husband, still feeling his presence in her life.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox · First published 1897 · Genre: Poetry, Romance, Drama · 12 chapters · 38,937 words
First lines
A dull little station, a man with the eye / Of a dreamer; a bevy of girls moving by; / A swift moving train and a hot Summer sun, / The curtain goes up, and our play is begun. / The drama of passion, of sorrow, of strife, / Which always is billed for the theatre Life. / It runs on forever, from year unto year, / With scarcely a change when new actors appear. / It is old as the world is -- far older in truth, / For the world is a crude little planet of youth. / And back in the eras before it was formed, / The passions of hearts through the Universe stormed.
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- Work type: Novel
- Author: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
- Date: 1897 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Poetry, Romance, Drama, Feminist Literature, Philosophical Literature
- Length: 38,937 words
- Structure: 12 chapters, 443 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Easy (6th Grade)
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Genres
- Poetry — The book is primarily composed of poetic verses.
- Romance — Themes of love and relationships are central to the narrative.
- Drama — The emotional and interpersonal conflicts drive the story.
- Feminist Literature — Explores the roles and experiences of women in society.
Tags
Poetry · Feminism · Love · Relationships · Women's Rights · Romance · Heartbreak · Sorrow · Longing · Desire · Passion · Beauty
Contents
- CHAPTER I
- CHAPTER II
- CHAPTER III
- CHAPTER IV
- CHAPTER V
- CHAPTER VI
- CHAPTER VII
- CHAPTER VIII
- CHAPTER IX
- CHAPTER X
- CHAPTER XI
- CHAPTER XII