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In the bustling, gritty, wheeling and dealing London reminiscent of Daniel Defoe's and James Boswell's worlds (though several decades later), four city men concoct a scheme to win titled husbands for their daughters. Capitalizing on the newly invented pianoforte, they arrange a concert to showcase their girls before an audience of peers who owe them money or favors or both. It is a perfect scheme. But these clever kings of commerce reckon without the interference of...Log In or Sign Up to Read More