Many readers are perplexed by Austen’s habit of indicating men’s fortunes in terms of annual income, while women’s fortunes are expressed as a lump sum. Mr. Darcy has an estate of £10,000 per annum, for example, while Emma Woodhouse has
Many readers are perplexed by Austen’s habit of indicating men’s fortunes in terms of annual income, while women’s fortunes are expressed as a lump sum. Mr. Darcy has an estate of £10,000 per annum, for example, while Emma Woodhouse has
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