The Lonely Hearts of Yesterday: Love & Mischief in 19th Century Personal Ads

by Planet Explorers

Overview

Personal advertisements have been around as long as newspapers themselves. If you're curious about what a "matrimonial ad" from the 1800s looked like, this is your book. 19th and early 20th century matrimonial advertisements--along with newspaper stories about romantic advertising adventures gone awry--will lighten your mood and reveal the unchanging optimism of men and women searching for love.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940033233847
Publisher:	Planet Explorers
Publication date:	05/09/2012
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	174 KB

About the Author

Laura Schaefer got her start as a contributor to the University of Wisconsin’s student paper The Daily Cardinal and went on to write regularly for The Princeton Review and Match.com. Laura is the author of The Secret Ingredient (Simon & Schuster 2011), The Teashop Girls (Simon & Schuster 2008), and Man with Farm Seeks Woman with Tractor (Avalon 2005). Laura is also the author and publisher of the Planet Explorers series of travel guidebooks for kids. She lives in Madison, Wisconsin. Check out Laura's websites: teashopgirls.com and planetexplorers.webnode.com.