Spinster tags "spinster" (meaning "...unmarried woman, typically an older woman beyond the usual age for marriage") as "derogatory" and "a good example of the way in which a word acquires strong connotations to the extent that it can no longer be used in a neutral sense." The 1828 and 1913 editions of "Merriam Webster's Dictionary" defined spinster in two ways: "1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin. 2. Law: An unmarried or single woman." By the 1800s, the term had evolved to include women who chose not to marry. During that century middle-class spinsters, as well as
The Bachelor of Arts of her keep haunting him for a long time. After a long time, his father comes to him with a proposal of marriage to another girl Sushila. Chandran is still skeptical about love and marriage and initially refuses but later decides to see the girl. When he goes on to see the girl, he ends up falling in love with her. The Bachelor of Arts The Bachelor of Arts (1937) is a novel written by R. K. Narayan. It is the second book of a trilogy that begins with "Swami and Friends" and ends with "The English Teacher". It is