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Shapely Ankle Preferr'd : A History of the Lonely Hearts Advertisement

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Format Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10 009951334X
ISBN-13 9780099513346
Publisher Vintage Publishing
Imprint Vintage
Country of Manufacture GB
Country of Publication GB
Publication Date Feb 2nd, 2012
Print length 224 Pages
Weight 200 grams
Dimensions 11.20 x 16.80 x 1.70 cms
Ksh 2,900.00
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From the first ad in 1695 from a young gentleman who 'would willingly Match himself to some Good Young Gentlewoman, that has a Fortune of £3000 or thereabouts' to the GSOH, WLTM and online dating of more recent years, each ad is a snapshot of its age.

What do women look for in a man? And what do men look for in a woman? And how and why has this changed over the centuries?

Every week thousands of people advertise for love either in newspapers, magazines or online. But if you think this is a modern phenomenon, think again - the ads have been running for over three hundred years. From the first ad in 1695 from a young gentleman who ''would willingly Match himself to some Good Young Gentlewoman, that has a Fortune of £3000 or thereabouts'' to the GSOH, WLTM and online dating of more recent years, each ad is a snapshot of its age. The result is a startling history of sex, marriage and society over three centuries - hilarious and heartbreaking by turn.


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