THE WAY OF A MAN
A STORY OF THE NEW WOMAN
BY
THOMAS DIXON
AUTHOR OF
THE CLANSMAN (The Birth of a Nation),
THE SOUTHERNER, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
STOCKTON MULFORD
GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK
A leader of a radical women's movement champions sexual freedom and the replacement of legal marriage with voluntary alliances; the narrative traces her public agitation and the private consequences when ideals meet desire. Admirers, rivals, and entrenched social forces respond with seduction, betrayal, courtroom and moral confrontations, and personal collapse. Episodes mix social debate, romantic entanglement, power struggles, and intimate suffering, moving toward reckonings that compel compromise and a reexamination of individual liberty versus communal ties.
A STORY OF THE NEW WOMAN
BY
THOMAS DIXON
AUTHOR OF
THE CLANSMAN (The Birth of a Nation),
THE SOUTHERNER, ETC.
ILLUSTRATED BY
STOCKTON MULFORD
GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS NEW YORK