Love,—and the Philosopher: A Study in Sentiment

"Love,—and the Philosopher: A Study in Sentiment" by Marie Corelli is an early 20th-century story of a deep conversation between a philosophical man and a youthful woman about love and feelings. The story is set in a lovely garden, focuses on ideas about love, what it means to be a man or woman, and the importance of emotions. The man starts the book with a negative view on love, but the young woman listens with a mix of amusement and disagreement and shows her inner strength and differing point of view. The man starts to feel something unexpected for her, even though he claims to hate emotions, and the readers are curious if these two very different people can deal with the complications of love and friendship.