# Shapely Ankle Preferr'd

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- Authors: [Francesca Beauman](https://www.bookquiver.com/francesca-beauman)
- Language: en_GB
- Published: 2012-02-02

## Description

What do women look for in a man? And what do men look for in a woman? And how and why has this changed over the centuries? Every week thousands of people advertise for love either in newspapers, magazines or online. But if you think this is a modern phenomenon, think again - the ads have been running for over three hundred years. From the first ad in 1695 from a young gentleman who 'would willingly Match himself to some Good Young Gentlewoman, that has a Fortune of £3000 or thereabouts' to the GSOH, WLTM and online dating of more recent years, each ad is a snapshot of its age. The result is a startling history of sex, marriage and society over three centuries - hilarious and heartbreaking by turn.

## Editions

### Shapely Ankle Preferr'd

- Publisher: Vintage
- ISBN: 978-00-9951-334-6
- Pages: 224
- Published: 2012-02-02
- Language: en_GB