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A miscellany of old maid and lover lore from a past era
A jumble of sentimental quips and verse on marriage modesty and romance. It catalogs advice on women and courtship, notes Queen Victoria’s fifty years of marriage, and includes letters, poems, and gibes about love, gender roles, and social manners from a 19th century lens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diana
Boston
Rochester
Iowa Agricultural College
Isabella
Ivy
Paris
Amusant
Victoria
Naomi
Fnod
Indies
Jem—Missus
Valentine
Betsy
New York Sun
Bokay
Anil