Gentlemen of uncertain fortune : how younger sons made their way in Jane Austen's England /

Gentlemen of uncertain fortune : how younger sons made their way in Jane Austen's England /

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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 the...

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Main Author:	Muir, Rory, 1962- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]
Subjects:	Primogeniture > Great Britain. Inheritance and succession > Great Britain. Professions > Great Britain > History. History
Online Access:	CONNECT CONNECT

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