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Detail of C. E. Brock illustration for the 1895 edition of Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice (Ch. 18), Public Domain imge, Wikimedia Commons
In Deconstructing Mr Darcy: Just How Rich Was He?, the author, Jennifer Albers-Smith, explains how wealthy he would be in 2025’s economy using contemporary 19th century resources.
Posted in jane austen, Pride and Prejudice, Regency, Sense and Sensibility, tagged Cost of Living in Regency England, Money in Regency, Mr. Darcy's income, Mr. Darcy's Wealth on August 28, 2006| 3 Comments »
A penny isn’t what it used to be, as you’ll discover on the following sites. For fuller explanations on the relative value of incomes and the cost of goods during the regency, read my other posts on the topic: Pride and Prejudice Economics and In Jane Austen’s Own Words: Economic Sense and Sensibility.
For more links on costs during this period, click on the following:
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