Gentlemen of uncertain fortune : how younger sons made their way in Jane Austen's England /

Gentlemen of uncertain fortune : how younger sons made their way in Jane Austen's England / Rory Muir.

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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...

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Main Author: Muir, Rory, 1962- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2020.
Series:Yale scholarship online.
Subjects:
Primogeniture > England > History > 18th century.
Primogeniture > England > History > 19th century.
Inheritance and succession > England > History > 18th century.
Inheritance and succession > England > History > 19th century.
Professions > England > History > 18th century.
Professions > England > History > 19th century.
England > Social conditions > 18th century.
England > Social conditions > 19th century.

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