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for many "false facts" that have misled philosophers.
In writing a book like this the author's function is comparable to that of
an architect who gets his materials from various parts of the world and
fashions them into a building of more or less artistic merit. The
anthropologist has to gather his facts from a greater variety of sources
than any other writer, and from the very nature of his subject he is
obliged to quote incessantly. The following pages embody the results
of more than twelve years' research in the libraries of America and
Europe. In weaving my quotations into a continuous fabric I have
adopted a plan which I believe to be ingenious, and which certainly

saves space and annoyance. Instead of citing the full titles of books
every time they are referred to either in the text or in footnotes, I
merely give the author's name and the page number, if only one of his
books is referred to; and if there are several books, I give the
initials--say Brinton, _M.N.W_., 130; which means Brinton's Myths of
the New World, page 130. The key to the abbreviations will be found at
the end of the volume in the bibliography, which also includes an
author's index, separate from the index of subjects. This avoids the
repetition of titles or of the customary useless "_loc. cit_.," and spares
the reader the annoyance of constant interruption of his reading to
glance at the bottom of the page.
Not a few of the critics of my first book, ignoring the difference
between a romantic love-story and a story of romantic love, fancied
they could refute me by simply referring to some ancient romantic
story. To prevent a repetition of that procedure I have adorned these
pages with a number of love-stories, adding critical comments
wherever called for. These stories, I believe, augment, not only the
interest but the scientific value of the monograph. In gathering them I
have often wondered why no one anticipated me, though, to be sure, it
was not an easy task, as they are scattered in hundreds of books, and in
scientific periodicals where few would look for them. At the same time
I confess that to me the tracing of the plot of the evolution of love, with
its diverse obstacles, is more fascinating than the plot of an individual
love-story. At any rate, since we have thousands of such love-stories, I
am perhaps not mistaken in assuming that the story of love itself will be
welcomed as a pleasant change. H.T.F.
NEW YORK, October 27, 1899.

CONTENTS
HISTORY OF AN IDEA
Origin of a Book Skeptical Critics Robert Burton Hegel on Greek Love
Shelley on Greek Love Macaulay, Bulwer-Lytton, Gautier Goldsmith
and Rousseau Love a Compound Feeling Herbert Spencer's Analysis
Active Impulses Must be Added Sensuality the Antipode of Love The

Word Romantic Animals Higher than Savages Love the Last, Not the
First, Product of Civilization Plan of this Volume Greek Sentimentality
Importance of Love
HOW SENTIMENTS CHANGE AND GROW
No Love of Romantic Scenery No Love in Early Religion Murder as a
Virtue Slaughter of the Innocents Honorable Polygamy Curiosities of
Modesty Indifference to Chastity Horror of Incest
WHAT IS ROMANTIC LOVE?
Ingredients of Love.
I. INDIVIDUAL PREFERENCE
All Girls Equally Attractive Shallow Predilection Repression of
Preference Utility versus Sentiment A Story of African Love Similarity
of Individuals and Sexes Primary and Secondary Sexual Characters
Fastidious Sensuality is not Love Two Stories of Indian Love Feminine
Ideals Superior to Masculine Sex in Body and Mind True Femininity
and its Female Enemies Mysteries of Love,--An Oriental Love-Story
II. MONOPOLISM
Juliet and Nothing but Juliet Butterfly Love Romantic Stories of
Non-Romantic Love Obstacles to Monopolism Wives and Girls in
Common Trial Marriages Two Roman Lovers
III. JEALOUSY
Rage at Rivals Women as Private Property Horrible Punishments
Essence of True Jealousy Absence of Masculine Jealousy Persian and
Greek Jealousy Primitive Feminine Jealousy Absence of Feminine
Jealousy Jealousy Purged of Hate A Virtuous Sin Abnormal States
Jealousy in Romantic Love
IV. COYNESS
Women Who Woo Were Hebrew and Greek Women Coy? Masculine
Coyness Shy but not Coy Militarism and Mediaeval Women What
Made Women Coy? Capturing Women The Comedy of Mock Capture
Why the Women Resist Quaint Customs Greek and Roman Mercenary
Coyness Modesty and Coyness Utility of Coyness How Women
Propose
V. HOPE AND DESPAIR--MIXED MOODS
Amorous Antitheses Courtship and Imagination Effects of Sensual
Love
VI. HYPERBOLE

Girls and Flowers Eyes and Stars Locks and Fragrance Poetic Desire
for Contact Nature's Sympathy with Lovers Romantic but not Loving
The Power of Love
VII. PRIDE
Comic Side of Love A Mystery Explained Importance of Pride
Varieties and Germs Natural and Artificial Symptoms of Love
VIII. SYMPATHY
Egotism, Naked or Masked Delight in the Torture of Others
Indifference to Suffering Exposing