Game of Love in Georgian England
Autor
Sally Holloway (Vice Chancellor's Research Fellow In History & History Of Art, Vice Chancellor's Research
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.