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[Subtitulada en español] Mr Darcy in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is famous for his £10,000 pounds a year. But does he *really* have that much money coming in every year? In this video, I examine what the classic book has to say about his wealth and put it in its historical, Regency Era context. If you want to learn how much money Darcy may actually make then definitely watch this video.
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🕰 Watching Guide
00:00 Does Mr Darcy Really Have 10,000 Pounds a Year? [Intro]
01:50 Analyzing what Pride and Prejudice Says
03:59 Is Mr Wickham a Credible Source?
05:23 Regency Era Gentlemen Income Factors
07:58 What Year Did Jane Austen Set the Story In?
09:57 Napoleonic Wars and Inflation
12:05 Mr Darcy vs Mr Rushworth from Mansfield Park
13:20 What About 1811?
15:13 Regency Era Revenue Streams
16:54 Annual Income vs Total Worth
17:59 How Much Does Darcy Really Have?
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📚 Books Mentioned In This Video
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Novel go.magik.ly/ml/1u43m
1940 Movie: amzn.to/43uQwBy
1995 Miniseries (Colin Firth Version): amzn.to/42zFoSm
2005 Movie (Kiera Knightly Version): amzn.to/3qCNVqE
Audiobook read by Rosamund Pike: amzn.to/3MTE1Iy
Mansfield Park
novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u446
Billie Piper Version: amzn.to/467BbbQ
🧐 Learn More
Clark, G. “Land Rental Values and the Agrarian Economy: England and Wales, 1500-1914.” European Review of Economic History, vol. 6, no. 3, 2002, pp. 281–308., doi:10.1017/s136149160200014x.
Dickson, P. G. M., and J. V. Beckett. “The Finances of the Dukes of Chandos: Aristocratic Inheritance,
Marriage, and Debt in Eighteenth-Century England.” Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 3/4, 2001, pp. 309–355. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/3817916.
Thompson, F M. L. English Landed Society in the Nineteenth Century. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
#regencyera #mrdarcy #prideandprejudice #janeausten #classicbooks
[Subtitulada en español] Mr Darcy in Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice is famous for his £10,000 pounds a year. But does he *really* have that much money coming in every year? In this video, I examine what the classic book has to say about his wealth and put it in its historical, Regency Era context. If you want to learn how much money Darcy may actually make then definitely watch this video.
💕
INSTAGRAM @elliedashie ➝ instagram.com/elliedashie
WEBSITE ➝ elliedashwood.com
🕰 Watching Guide
00:00 Does Mr Darcy Really Have 10,000 Pounds a Year? [Intro]
01:50 Analyzing what Pride and Prejudice Says
03:59 Is Mr Wickham a Credible Source?
05:23 Regency Era Gentlemen Income Factors
07:58 What Year Did Jane Austen Set the Story In?
09:57 Napoleonic Wars and Inflation
12:05 Mr Darcy vs Mr Rushworth from Mansfield Park
13:20 What About 1811?
15:13 Regency Era Revenue Streams
16:54 Annual Income vs Total Worth
17:59 How Much Does Darcy Really Have?
Links may be affiliate links which means I'll receive a small commission from your purchase at no extra cost to you. Thank you for supporting my channel.
Try Audible: amzn.to/45Uzoqb
📚 Books Mentioned In This Video
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Novel go.magik.ly/ml/1u43m
1940 Movie: amzn.to/43uQwBy
1995 Miniseries (Colin Firth Version): amzn.to/42zFoSm
2005 Movie (Kiera Knightly Version): amzn.to/3qCNVqE
Audiobook read by Rosamund Pike: amzn.to/3MTE1Iy
Mansfield Park
novel: go.magik.ly/ml/1u446
Billie Piper Version: amzn.to/467BbbQ
🧐 Learn More
Clark, G. “Land Rental Values and the Agrarian Economy: England and Wales, 1500-1914.” European Review of Economic History, vol. 6, no. 3, 2002, pp. 281–308., doi:10.1017/s136149160200014x.
Dickson, P. G. M., and J. V. Beckett. “The Finances of the Dukes of Chandos: Aristocratic Inheritance,
Marriage, and Debt in Eighteenth-Century England.” Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 64, no. 3/4, 2001, pp. 309–355. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/3817916.
Thompson, F M. L. English Landed Society in the Nineteenth Century. Hoboken: Taylor and Francis,
2013.
Music used in this video from: epidemicsound.com/referral/6180u8
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
#regencyera #mrdarcy #prideandprejudice #janeausten #classicbooks
