Cutting Edge Courtship in Eighteenth-Century London
In 1759, an anonymous twenty-two year-old woman placed an advertisement for a husband in the London Daily Advertiser that inspired an unusual sequel: a pamphlet purporting to collect her responses. Exploring the context of this woman's actions and the letters themselves reveals attitudes regard...
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| Language: | English |
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Aphra Behn Society
2020-04-01
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| Series: | ABO : Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts 1640-1830 |
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| Online Access: | https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol10/iss1/1 |