The Eighth Year: A Vital Problem of Married Life

Book excerpt: Philip Gibbs attempted to bring the readers' attention to the strange significance of the Eighth Year of married life through this work. He stated that, in the Royal Commission on Divorce, as shown by statistics of domestic tragedy, there comes a great crisis between the couple during this period in the marriage that often leads to separation. He examined each year in marriage and gave arguments supporting this claim. This work made it to the list of the most influential works in domenstic literature.