Women barbers, summer farm hands and auctions – researching money
In the opening of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Mr Bingley causes a stir by being worth £5,000 a year. He is then eclipsed by the even bigger catch – Mr Darcy – who is rumoured to have £10,000 a year. Yes, £10,000! But what do these sums actually represent? (As a side observation, Mr […]
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