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On the Wings of Love: Georgian Elopement Stories
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On the Wings of Love: Georgian Elopement Stories
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"The eldest son of a great family, a youth of eighteen, has, we hear, lately eloped to Scotland, with his mother's maid" -
"A young lady eloped with a French dancing-master. She is said to have no less than £70,000 in her own possession" -
"The young lady rose from the bed and escaped out of a window. An officer is supposed to have been waiting for her in a single horse chaise, which he had previously hired..." -
Why was runaway marriage such a phenomenon in the Georgian era? Should some elopements more accurately be described as abductions? Newspapers, plays and paintings portrayed the romance of elopement - but what was the reality?
Naomi Clifford delves into the archives to bring to light a fascinating selection of long-forgotten stories of desperation, greed, obsession and, occasionally, true love.
With contributions by Sarah Murden and Joanne Major