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A portrait of Jane Austens England told through the career paths of younger sonsmen of good family but small fortune In Regency England the eldest son usually inherited almost everything while his younger brothers, left with little inheritance, had to ma
Muirs well-informed, entertaining book surveys romantic love and marriage among the real-life counterparts of Austens characters in an England threatened with invasion and agitated by calls for political reform.Jenny McAuley, Financial Times Digs wide and
What was it like to be a soldier on a Napoleonic battlefield? What happened when cavalry regiments charged directly at one another? What did the generals do during battle? Drawing on memoirs, diaries, and letters of the time, this dramatic book explores w
What happened when Jane Austen's heroines and heroes were finally wed? Marriage is at the centre of Jane Austen's novels. The pursuit of husbands and wives, advantageous matches, and, of course, love itself, motivate her characters and continue to