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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 GBP3000 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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Book category Books in English Humanities History History: specific events & topics

• Full title: Shapely Ankle Preferr'd
• Author: Francesca Beauman
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• EAN: 9780099513346
• ISBN: 009951334X
• ID: 04431992
• Publisher: Vintage Publishing
• Weight: 200 g
• Dimensions: 112 × 168 × 17 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. February 2012

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