Book description
'Lonely Young Officer, up to his neck in Flanders mud, would like to
correspond with young lady (age 18-20), cheery and good looking.' 1916
'Discreet, attractive couple 21 and 25 wish to meet couples and
singles 21-35 for exciting and fun-loving adult relationships.
Open-minded but not way out. No prejudices. Full length photo,
address, and detailed letter assures same.' 1969
From the 'sporty' girls and 'artistic' boys of the Edwardian era to
the 'lonely' soldiers of the Great War, the marriage bureaux of the
fifties, and on to the internet dating sites of today,
Classified tells the story of those who used personal ads to
search for love, friendship, marriage and adventure.
H. G. Cocks is a lecturer in History at Nottingham University. He is
the author of
Nameless Offences
(Tauris, 2003), a history of Victorian homosexuality, and (with Matt
Houlbrook) editor of
The Modern History of Sexuality
(Palgrave, 2005).
