Love and marriage in the age of Jane Austen
Muir, Rory, 1962-2024
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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 fascinate readers today. But what were love and marriage like in reality for ladies and gentlemen in Regency England? Rory Muir uncovers the excitements and disappointments of courtship and the pains and pleasures of marriage, drawing on fascinating first-hand accounts as well as novels of the period.
Main title:
Love and marriage in the age of Jane Austen / Rory Muir.
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Imprint:
New Haven : Yale University Press, 2024.
Collation:
407 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 24 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780300269604 (hbk)
Dewey class:
306.8094209034306.809
LC class:
DA535
Local class:
306.809
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
3811583