What a woman thinks of women is the test of her nature.

George Meredith

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Women criticizing women Women

Author

George Meredith

Source

Diana of the Crossways

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1885 1880s 19th century

Occupation

Novelist Poet Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Meredith, George. Diana of the Crossways. London: Chapman and Hall, 1885. Originally published in Fortnightly, 1884.

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