# The Foolish Virgin

By Thomas Dixon, Jr..

"The Foolish Virgin" by Thomas Dixon Jr. is a novel published in 1915. A New York City schoolteacher named Mary Adams longs for marriage and begins a romance with Jim Anthony, a man she meets at the library. When she discovers his dark secrets during a trip to North Carolina, her dreams unravel into a crisis that will test her hopes for the future. Dixon's controversial work critiques women's emancipation through Mary's tumultuous journey from naive romantic to unwed mother. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Subjects: Fiction

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