eek, sorry!
Was hoping no one would notice! I haven't been home for a weekend since end of April, so just haven't had time to edit and put up next chapter. BUT hoping to have it done in next week or two. Sorry...
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I only wish to clear up a possible confusion between a woman's "dowry" and "fortune". In England, prior to the Married Women's Act of 1882, the whole of a woman's fortune became her dowry and would...
View ArticleRe: Beautiful Friendship to be Archived
Even though I read The English Night Sky at least three (might even be four!) years ago, it left with me a very deep impression. I've always loved your portrayals of Knightley and Emma, whether it's...
View ArticleRe: Beautiful Friendship to be Archived
Thank you very much - this is wonderful news! It is one of my favourites: such an array of JA's characters in an appropriate modern version, the interesting world of the ballet, the poignancy...
View ArticleRe: Beautiful Friendship to be Archived
Such great news! Thank you very much. I have read many, many beautifully written stories on this board, and your story remains my absolute favourite. I look forward to re-reading it many more times!
View ArticleRe: eek, sorry!
You must not realize how riveting your story is to your readers if you didn't think we'd notice....lol :D
View ArticleRe: Was it 2000 clear a year?
Harvey, I think you're right about Georgiana's thirty thousand. If Wickham was intending to marry her for that money, it would have to be something that was left to her by will rather than something...
View ArticleRe: Was it 2000 clear a year?
It's always better to have things down in black and white, even in the modern era. If it's all clear and legal, it prevents family feuds.
View ArticleRe: I like that you have a kind word for Edward Ferrars
I think Edward is actually, fundamentally, a really sterling guy. Yes, he weasels around the situation with Lucy Steele, but when it comes to the point he's actually very brave about it. He defies his...
View ArticleRe: How does a son help to break the entail?
Yes, I didn't mean to deny that Captain Tilney had a profession. He even seems to have had some regular duties, so I take it he was active in some sense. But it's also clear that he gets plenty of...
View ArticleRe: How does a son help to break the entail?
I'm sorry, did I reverse those in my comment? I may have got them mixed. Robert is so clearly treated as the favored son that I may have gotten it muddled. But yes, that idleness and inability to go...
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Yes, that is why I believe that the 30,000 pounds is Georgina's entire fortune in black and white, and as I said in an earlier post, under the old English common law, a woman's fortune was her dowry....
View ArticleRe: Beautiful Friendship to be Archived
Thank you so much, Bernadette. I'm pretty sure An English Night Sky is my favourite Emma piece. Emma's still Emma, but this story really evokes empathy. There are points at which my heart breaks for her.
View ArticleRe: fortune
Yes, cash flow was a serious problem for some noble families who were impoverished through gambling and excessively living, and/or who found it increasingly difficult to support their lifestyles on...
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Maybe. :) It's been such a busy time on the boards, I figured everyone was duly occupied, so I could fly under the radar.I was on a plane back from a work trip last night and made a lot of progress...
View ArticleOpinions on Camilla by Fanny Burney
I came to know about this novel Camilla by Fanny Burney from someone here in the tea room and I want to thank whoever it was for an excellent recommendation.For those who have read it, I would like to...
View ArticleRe: fortune
I hope Darcy's great-grandson, a future Mr Darcy of Pemberley, won't be obliged to seek an American heiress to get the money to save Pemberley, but gets turned down by her because he doesn't have a...
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