▁pret ends ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁ill ▁until ▁the ▁very ▁last . ▁She ▁dies ▁peace fully ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁Martin ▁takes ▁back ▁up ▁his ▁scientific ▁task ▁in ▁the ▁Ant ar ctic . ▁ ▁Public ation ▁and ▁reception ▁ ▁Hall ▁Ca ine ▁first ▁conce ived ▁of ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁The ▁Woman ▁Th ou ▁G av est ▁Me ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁when ▁his ▁two ▁sons ▁visited ▁in ▁him ▁in ▁Rome ▁during ▁his ▁time ▁working ▁on ▁The ▁E ternal ▁City . ▁The ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁novel ▁gest ated ▁during ▁his ▁work ▁on ▁two ▁further ▁nov els ▁before ▁The ▁Woman ▁Th ou ▁G av est ▁Me ▁began ▁its ▁serial ▁release ▁in ▁H ear st ' s ▁Magazine ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁( running ▁for ▁a ▁period ▁alongside ▁the ▁serial ▁of ▁W inst on ▁Church ill ' s ▁The ▁Inside ▁of ▁the ▁Cup ). ▁The ▁novel ▁was ▁complete ▁and ▁released ▁in ▁book ▁form ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁ ▁Even ▁considering ▁the ▁great ▁out c ry ▁that ▁his ▁previous ▁nov els ▁received ▁for ▁their ▁" co ars eness " ▁and ▁" imm or ality ", ▁The ▁Woman ▁Th ou ▁G av est ▁Me ▁brought ▁about ▁' the ▁biggest ▁fur ore ▁of ▁any ▁of ▁his ▁nov els ▁[...] ▁a ▁storm ▁of ▁criticism ▁and ▁ab use ▁broke ▁out ▁over ▁Ca ine ' s ▁head ▁when ▁the ▁book ▁came ▁out .' ▁Many ▁circul ating ▁libraries ▁refused ▁to ▁stock ▁the ▁book . ▁Under stand ably ▁most ▁vir ul ent ▁in ▁their ▁der ision ▁of