I'll stipulate that in Austen's time spinsterhood was a fate to be strenuously avoided.
In the 45 years of her spinsterhoodshe was plain, plump, not much concerned with "Society"she dedicated herself to good works while her brothers and sister went out in .
My mother married at 28, and in the 1970s that meant she had brushed up against spinsterhood.
It's Funny Because She'll Die Unmarried Don't look now, but the Leafs are leading the Atlantic after last night's 4-0 win in Edmonton. But as last year showed, the heartbreak of dangled hope is more acute than plain old futility. Enjoy spinsterhood, lady. Read more...
Oct. 30, 2013 - Deadspin