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Rory Muir
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, h
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Rory Muir
The Duke of Wellington was not just Britain's greatest soldier, although his seismic struggles as leader of the Allied forces against Napoleon in the Peninsular War deservedly became the stuff of British national legend. Wellington was much more: a m
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Rory Muir
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 fa
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Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune
This chapter takes a look at the barristers. Becoming a barrister was always something of a gamble: only a minority achieved even a modicum of professional success, and many quit the profession in disgust while relatively young men. The position wors
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https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300244311.003.0005
https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300244311.003.0005
Autor:
Rory Muir
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? This book begins with an exploration of
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https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvmd861g
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctvmd861g
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Rory Muir
This chapter turns to the medical profession. An ambitious young man of good family would not choose to become either a physician or a surgeon unless he felt some particular calling towards medicine. Many other young men would be put off by the long
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https://doi.org/10.12987/yale/9780300244311.003.0004