To make his audience accept-that is, identify itself with-the action of the hero in "Denise," or the mother's decision in "Les Idees de MMS.
"The Psychology of Beauty"
Ethel D. Puffer
But this evidently does not apply to the last 5 or 10 MMS.
"The Birth-Time of the World and Other Scientific Essays"
J. (John) Joly