The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926 / Bert Bender.

New world courtships : transatlantic alternatives to companionate marriage / Melissa M. Adams-Campbell.

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Courtship in literature

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The descent of love : Darwin and the theory of sexual selection in American fiction, 1871-1926 / Bert Bender.

New world courtships : transatlantic alternatives to companionate marriage / Melissa M. Adams-Campbell.