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Author Muir, Rory, 1962- author

Title Gentlemen of uncertain fortune : how younger sons made their way in Jane Austen's England / Rory Muir
Published New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019]

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 374 pages) : illustrations
Contents Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- PREFACE -- A NOTE ON MONEY -- Chapter One. YOUNGER SONS AND THEIR FAMILIES -- Chapter Two. MONEY AND SOCIETY -- Chapter Three. THE CHURCH -- Chapter Four. MEDICINE -- Chapter Five. THE LAW: Barristers -- Chapter Six. THE LAW: Attorneys and Solicitors -- Chapter Eight. CIVIL OFFICE -- Chapter Nine. THE NAVY: Young Gentlemen at Sea -- Chapter Ten. THE NAVY: Promotion and Employment chapter eleven THE ARMY -- Chapter Eleven. THE ARMY -- Chapter Twelve. INDIA -- CONCLUSION -- Appendix One. Inflation in the Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Centuries -- Appendix Two. Some Numbers -- Notes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX
Summary 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 they do to make an independent living? Rory Muir weaves together the stories of many obscure and well-known young men, shedding light on an overlooked aspect of Regency society. This is the first scholarly yet accessible exploration of the lifestyle and prospects of these younger sons
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Primogeniture -- Great Britain
Inheritance and succession -- Great Britain
Professions -- Great Britain -- History
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain -- General.
Inheritance and succession
Primogeniture
Professions
Great Britain
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780300249545
0300249543