https://theoviebooks.wordpress.com/ "The Mating Impulse" by Edwin Balmer is a classic novel that explores the complexities of human relationships and the strong biological urge to find a mate. Set in the early 20th century, the story follows the lives of several characters as they navigate the societal expectations and personal desires surrounding love and marriage. Balmer skillfully delves into the psychological and emotional intricacies of the characters, portraying their struggles, triumphs, and the consequences of their choices. How an American girl became the most militant of militant suffragists and narrowly escaped a chance for a hunger strike in an English prison. It was the day in autumn which, in Scotland and England, opens the season for red grouse, the great game bird of the northern counties and the highlands of heather; and at five o’clock in the glorious, clear afternoon, the Northeastern’s extra train from London, hurrying special parties of sportsmen to their Scotch shooting boxes, had gained the wooded hills of Durham and Northumberland. Edwin Balmer, born July 26, 1883 and died March 21, 1959, was an American science fiction and mystery writer. In Public Domain First Published 1914 Ovi eBook Publishing 2025