The Economics of Jane Austen

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I was reading an article about the economics of Jane Austen and how... I do want to talk about that because I think it's kind of ridiculous. So yeah she had like a big old family. Um the Bennett's are mom and dad five daughters. Oh okay so not quite not in the same economic stratosphere but she was like seven brothers or something. That's a lot of people but no the Bennett's have no sons. Okay so I'm sure that's true which informs her mom a little bit but I want to they are all membersLike Austen's family and the Bennett'sAre all on the lower fringes of the landed gentry. Yes you want to do that

This week, we take another run at Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice is, in Andrew's words, "a book where a bunch of people eventually get married to each other.

"It's also more than that, of course—it gives us an opportunity to talk about class, wealth, social standing, love, the institution of marriage, Milton Bradley jingles, and one Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy (Fitzy to his friends).

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