The Balance of Comfort V3: Or The Old Maid and Married Woman is a novel written by Ross, Mrs. and published in 1817. The book tells the story of two women, one unmarried and the other married, and their struggles to find balance and happiness in their lives. The Old Maid, Miss Emmeline Mowbray, is a spinster who has lived a quiet and uneventful life. She is content with her solitude and her books until she meets a charming and handsome young man who...