The Allusionist: 28. WLTM part I
January 29, 2016 6:30 AM - Subscribe

Your online dating profile is the latest spin on a 300-year-old tradition of advertising yourself in order to find a spouse, a sexual partner, or someone to take care of your pigs.

Francesca Beauman, author of Shapely Ankle Preferr'd: A History of the Lonely Hearts Ad, digs into lonely hearts ads to see how British society and desires have evolved over the past three centuries.

For full show notes and links, visit theallusionist.org/wltm-i.

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