Portable directories [ Print culture ]
… was a close relationship between urban growth, sociability and the circulation of pocket directories. Directories were part of a booming market of services and products which catered to the needs of the emerging middling sort . Some were … to move as effortlessly as possible in different venues through the appropriation of social spaces and practices. In particular, they were even suspected of being little more than a tool for preying on available heiresses ( The Master-Key … not be overestimated. Courtship was a complex process which required access to well-guarded social venues and the participation of many various intermediaries during the London Season. Another common accusation, mostly peddled by …
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