Georgian Courtship: love and marriage in 18th-century England
You're Dead to Me
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Love Is a Strategic Match, Isn't It?
Mr Sykes is looking to improve his circumstances somewhat. I think they all were at that point, right? Because it was do or die, wasn't it? People sort of mock Mrs Bennet for wanting to get those daughters married. But if you're a mother of that many girls, that is a huge financial burden. It sent her mad because it's a mad way to live. And really, are we agreeing with Carrie Ann's analysis there for the middling sort? I think actually it's a lot more about romantic love than you think. This whole ideology of love became much, much more important during the 18th century,. particularly for middling and genteel people like
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