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5%OFFHelen Amy - The Jane Austen Marriage Manual - 9781445651729 - V9781445651729
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The Jane Austen Marriage Manual

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Description for The Jane Austen Marriage Manual Paperback. How was Elizabeth Bennett expected to respond to Mr Darcy's fumbled advances? How was a mother meant to present her daughter to society for the first time? Read the manuals and 'conduct books' every respectful Regency lady was required to read before embarking on the long courtship process made famous by the novels of Jane Austen. Num Pages: 288 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; 3JH; FZC; HBTB; WJX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
How was Elizabeth Bennett expected to respond to Mr Darcy's gauche advances? How was a mother meant to present her daughter to society for the first time? It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man, even these days (if reasonably educated), recognises the beginning of that quotation! A strict code of conduct governed courtship and marriage in Regency England during the period in which Jane Austen's novels were set, broadly 1796 to 1816. Young, genteel women had to learn and adhere to these rules. What was a girl to do? How should a mother direct ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445651729
SKU
V9781445651729
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99-50

About Helen Amy
After leaving university with a BA in English Literature and history Helen worked for a number of years in the Court Service before becoming a full time mother of three. Her interest in the life and works of Jane Austen developed from the research she did for her MA dissertation which was about the lives of women in late Georgian ... Read more

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