ENGLISH

Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune: How Younger Sons Made Their Way in Jane Austen's England

By Rory Muir

Book information

Publisher
Yale University Press
Year
2019
ISBN
9780300249545
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
11 MB (11232631 bytes)
Pages
384\398
Time added
2023-05-30 04:49:20

Description

A portrait of Jane Austen’s England told through the career paths of younger sons—men 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 make a crucial decision: what should they do to make an independent living? Rory Muir weaves together the stories of many obscure and well-known young men, shedding light on an overlooked aspect of Regency society. This is the first scholarly yet accessible exploration of the lifestyle and prospects of these younger sons.

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