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The Man Who Tried to Raise a Wife

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An 18th-century philosopher adopted a 12-year-old and tried to raise her—as his wife. Mythili Rao on an affair to remember.

Mythili Rao
Mythili Rao
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Mythili Rao

Mythili Rao

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