The Iron Rule: or, Tyranny in the Household
Aug 2026 · Aeneas Press
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A father who is never wrong, never yields, and never doubts that severity is love — and four children who grow up around him, each damaged in a different direction. Arthur wrote to improve his readers, and the improving dates; this study of domestic tyranny does not. The father is drawn from the inside, which is what makes it uncomfortable. Fifty-nine plates by painters including Edvard Munch and Richard Redgrave trace the same domestic interiors, sick children, and broken homes the novel dissects, from 1826 to 1925.
A father who is never wrong, never yields, and never doubts that severity is love — and four children who grow up around him, each damaged in a different direction. Arthur wrote to improve his readers, and the improving dates; this study of domestic tyranny does not. The father is drawn from the ...
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T. S. Arthur (1809–1885) was an American writer and editor based in Philadelphia. His works include The Two Wives, Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper, and Off-Hand Sketches, among many others. He edited Arthur's Home Magazine and other periodicals.
T. S. Arthur (1809–1885) was an American writer and editor based in Philadelphia. His works include The Two Wives, Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper, and Off-Hand Sketches, among many others. He edited Arthur's Home Magazine and other periodicals.
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