Falling in Love by Grant Allen
The novel Falling in Love by Grant Allen tells the story of a young woman named Ethelwynn who falls in love with a man named Eustace, but their relationship is complicated by social class differences and family expectations. The book explores themes of love, duty, and societal norms in Victorian England.
By Grant Allen · First published 1895 · Genre: Non-fiction, Philosophy, Science · 5,844 words
First lines
An ancient and famous human institution is in pressing danger. Sir George Campbell has set his face against the time-honoured practice of Falling in Love. Parents innumerable, it is true, have set their faces against it already from immemorial antiquity; but then they only attacked the particular instance, without venturing to impugn the institution itself on general principles. An old Indian administrator, however, goes to work in all things on a different pattern. He would always like to regulate human life generally as a department of the India Office; and so Sir George Campbell would fain have husbands and wives selected for one another (perhaps on Dr. Johnson's principle, by the Lord Chancellor) with a view to the future development of the race, in the process which he not very felicitously or elegantly describes as 'man-breeding.'
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- Work type: Short story
- Author: Grant Allen
- Date: 1895 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: Non-fiction, Philosophy, Science, Sociology, Psychology
- Length: 5,844 words
- Structure: 1 section, 46 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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Genres
- Non-fiction — The text is an essay discussing the concept of falling in love from a scientific and philosophical perspective.
- Philosophy — The work explores philosophical ideas about love, human instincts, and societal norms.
- Science — The essay incorporates scientific theories, particularly evolutionary biology, to explain human behavior related to love.
- Sociology — The text examines societal influences on marriage and relationships, critiquing social conventions.
Tags
romance · love · relationships · 19th century · British literature · social commentary · character development · emotional conflict · courtship · gender roles · family dynamics · societal expectations