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Providing for young ladies’ future in Jane Austen’s World — 6 Comments

  1. As usual, you show meticulous research, Maria. Thank you for the education!! When I married my first husband, an Israeli with roots in Poland, my father thought about offering four cows and three chickens for my dowry. Thank goodness I talked him out of that!

  2. I frequently research issues like this as a beta for JAFF stories and this article is the most accurate summary of settlements, jointure and dower rights of women during the Regency era that I have read. Thank you for sharing it — I expect I will refer to it frequently in the future.

  3. This quote does not appear in the text of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen: “bribes to worthless young men to marry his daughters”. I have seen it on more than one article that you are involved in. Just to let you know.

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