How to create the perfect wife : Britain's most ineligible bachelor and his enlightened quest to tra...
How to create the perfect wife : Britain's most ineligible bachelor and his enlightened quest to tra...
How to create the perfect wife : Britain's most ineligible bachelor and his enlightened quest to train the ideal mate / Wendy Moore.
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Publisher
New York : Basic Books, [2013]
Call Numbers
G 2013/2711
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vii, 343 pages, 8 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Margaret -- Laura -- Sophie -- Ann and Dorcas -- Sabrina and Lucretia -- Anna and Honora -- Elizabeth -- Sabrina -- Esther -- Virginia, Belinda and Mary -- Galatea -- Finding my foundling.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Basic Books, [2013]
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2013]
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
Wendy Moore's exploration of British writer Thomas Day's mission to groom his ideal mate captures the radicalism--and deep contradictions-- at the heart of the Enlightenment.
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Full title
How to create the perfect wife : Britain's most ineligible bachelor and his enlightened quest to train the ideal mate / Wendy Moore.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 326-332) and index.
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G 2013/2711
Record Identifier
74VKDXj44QQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKDXj44QQy
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ISBN
0465065740 (hardcover)
9780465065745 (hardcover)
DDC
823.6
MMS ID
991019010799702626
