How to Create the Perfect Wife

In "How to Create the Perfect Wife," historian Wendy Moore explores the extraordinary true story of 18th-century British writer Thomas Day, who famously sought to create his ideal partner amid the constraints of Georgian society. Rejecting conventional romantic pursuits, Day adopted two orphans and, inspired by Enlightenment principles, subjected them to harsh challenges in his quest to craft the perfect wife. As his methods grew increasingly bizarre and cruel, the tale delves into themes of marriage, education, and the contradictions of Enlightenment ideals, offering a captivating look at one man's radical experiment and its unforeseen consequences.