Cutting Edge Courtship in Eighteenth-Century London

Authors

Margaret E. France, Yakima Valley CollegeFollow

Author Biography

Margaret France teaches English at Yakima Valley College. She is currently writing a book about the animated sitcom, Bob's Burgers.

Abstract

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 regarding matrimony and the dangers of virtual social networks that feel surprisingly contemporary.

Keywords

marriage, dating, courtship, Sarah Scott, Samuel Richardson, epistolary novels

Recommended Citation

France, Margaret E. (2020) "Cutting Edge Courtship in Eighteenth-Century London," ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830: Vol.10: Iss.1, Article 1.
http://doi.org/10.5038/2157-7129.10.1.1185
Available at: https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/abo/vol10/iss1/1