Most people love love, but not everyone loves Valentine’s Day. When it was first ... but is often buried under a pile of consumer goods – chocolates, cards, stuffed animals, plastic toys ...

As a historian researching material culture and emotions, I’m aware of the important role the exchange of manufactured greeting cards played in the 19th-century version of Valentine’s Day.

Most people love love, but not everyone loves Valentine's Day. When it was first ... but is often buried under a pile of consumer goods—chocolates, cards, stuffed animals, plastic toys ...