The Agony Column of the "Times" 1800-1870

The Agony Column of the «Times» 1800-1870 is a short volume, contents of which have been taken from the second column, popularly known as the «Agony Column» of Times newspaper, from the beginning of the 19th century to the end of the year 1870. The Agony Column is a newspaper column consisting of personal advertisements relating to matters like missing relatives or friends. Most of the advertisements presented in this work show a curious phase of life, which will automatically attract an observer of human reality and human quirks. These advertisements are covered in mystery, with the idea of blinding the common public, but at the same time, they give a clue specifically to those for whom they were planned. The readers of this work cannot fail to be struck by these remarkable and secretive communications. During the early period of 1800, the «Agony Column» used to be the main medium for matrimonial advertisements.