How to create the perfect wife

By Wendy Moore

Subjects: Interpersonal Relations, Marriage, Women, Marriage, great britain, English Authors, Spouses, New York Times reviewed, Marriage, history, Aristocracy (Social class), Day, thomas, 1748-1789, Social conditions, History, Aristocracy (social class), Women, history, modern period, 1600-, Great britain, history, 18th century, Social classes, great britain, Social Values

Description: 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.