French Novels Generally Treat Of The Relations Of Women To The World And To Lovers, After Marriage; Consequently There Is A Great Deal In French Novels About Adultery, About Improper Relations Between The Sexes, About Many Things Which The English Public Would Not Allow. - SearchQuotes

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French novels generally treat of the relations of women to the world and to lovers, after marriage; consequently there is a great deal in French novels about adultery, about improper relations between the sexes, about many things which the English public would not allow.

Lafcadio Hearn

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