"I HUMBLY BEG YOUR SPEEDY ANSWER": LETTERS ON LOVE & MARRIAGE FROM THE WORLD'S FIRST PERSONAL ADVICE COLUMN BLACK ARTISTS In many cultures

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"I HUMBLY BEG YOUR SPEEDY ANSWER": LETTERS ON LOVE & MARRIAGE FROM THE WORLD'S FIRST PERSONAL ADVICE COLUMN BLACK ARTISTS In many culturesThe Athenian Mercurya one page, two sided periodical published in 1690s Londonincluded the worlds first personal advice column. Acclaimed historian and Pulitzer Prizefinalist Mary Beth Nortons I Humbly Beg Your Speedy Answer is a remarkable collection of questions and answers drawn from this groundbreaking publication. In these exchanges, anonymous readers look for help with their most intimate romantic problemsabout courting, picking a spouse,