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Something is only worth what people will pay for it, but apparently estates at the time went for about 25 times what their incomes. Paradoxically, though, Longbourn might have commanded a higher...
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I believe for someone in Darcy's circle, the wife's family mattered because her relations would be expected to give him access to investment opportunities or political clout. Darcy probably controlled...
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JA gave a specific sum for Georgina's fortune -- 30,000 pounds capital -- and that would fit in fairly well with her brother having an income of about 10,000 a year. Bingley had nearly 100,000 pounds...
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Darcy controlled a number of House seats? I think it would take a very powerful and influential man to control more than one seat. And there's not even any indication in P&P that Darcy was...
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This was before the Reform Act 1832, which got rid of the "rotten boroughs" where a number of House seats were controlled by a tiny population. It's not completely implausible that Darcy could control...
View ArticleQuestion for FF authors...
of which I am not....Why would anyone write a story and invest at least 37 chapters or so into, receive rave reviews after every post, including requests to post more frequently, then abandon their...
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I got all the way to the epilogue of a story before abandoning it. Things were basically resolved, but I had promised an epilogue and the readers were really disappointed when it never came. It's one...
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Normally the tenants would vote for whoever the landowner supported. Naturally it would depend on how the seats were apportioned and where Darcy had property, etc., but I think it likely he would have...
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I'm not sure Georgiana's 'fortune' is the same thing as the money settled on Bingley's sisters. I believe their money is more in the nature of dowries (though not, technically, those), whereas I've...
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A single place could have multiple representatives as well. Old Sarum had two seats determined by seven voters, whereas the city of Manchester did not have its own representation separate from...
View ArticleLooking for story
Hi! I am looking for a story that I am pretty certain I read here. Somehow, Jane and Elizabeth are daughters of the Earl of Matlock, but I think they were kidnapped as children? Anyway, somewhere in...
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I abandoned a story after 46 chapters, because I lost faith in my ability to write the story in a way I was happy with. It happens, and that's life. I took a break, saw my way though the problem and...
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You are right. I have my plot lines crossed. I believe it is For the Love of Jane. Is there any chance of it being finished and re-posted?Thanks everyone for your help!
View Article*chuckle*
"... your slut sister..." Although Lady Catherine did not use quite those words, you do capture quite well the general vulgarity of her attack on Elizabeth. She was being a bully, and I particularly...
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For me, although I love it when people enjoy what I write, if I don't, then I stop. If your example was applicable to me (which it isn't. I don't post much) the most likely cause would be that I...
View ArticleSome Insight . . .
I was the beta for this story, and also wish she had just continued with the original, but it was her art/craft and her decision to make.Even before feedback from the publisher, she was looking at...
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A story that matches your "Jane and Elizabeth are Fitzwilliams who are kidnapped" meme is Janet and Elisabeth by Tamsin, which is in Epilogue Abbey.
View ArticleRe: Some Insight . . .
Debra Mc writes: In many ways, I feel like this story slipped out of her hands, as what she wanted to do was not what some readers wanted.I have seen the comment threads of stories where readers push...
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I am looking for a Regency story where Elizabeth is really Lady Catherine's daughter? Anyone know a story like that?
View ArticleRe: A word about Darcy's Tale
congratulations, I hope it sells well, thanks for the heads up, and I'll be looking for vol 2 of your next story.
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