The Foolish Virgin

About the book

"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.