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The game of love in Georgian England : courtship, emotions, and material culture / Sally Holloway.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Holloway, Sally, author.
- Series:
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Courtship--England--18th century--History.
- Courtship.
- Love-letters--History.
- Love-letters.
- Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (244 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019.
- Summary:
- Courtship in Georgian England was a decisive moment in the life cycle, often imagined as a tactical game. Sally Holloway uses a rich selection of material and written sources to explore the emotional experience of courtship between Georgian men and women, how love developed into a commercial industry, and what happened when engagements went awry.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- This edition previously issued in print: 2019.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-255591-X
- 0-19-186186-3
- 0-19-255590-1
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