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The cost of keeping a carraige Written by JulieW (9/20/2006 11:15 a.m.) in consequence of the missive, The cost of hiring a post chaise & post horses, penned by Maisy

was given by John Trusler in his book The Way to be Rich and Respectable, addressed to men of small fortune (1796)and which was probably on Elinor's reading list!

He thought that a carraige cost Ł160 per annum to keep and run.

This ammount would have been about 30 per cent of the Dashwood ladies' income.

In one of his other booksThe Economist(1774) Trusler estimated that an income of at least Ł800 per year was required in order to be able to keep a carriage.

This is bourne out by JA's own experience, as her father gave up his attempts to keep a carriage on an income of Ł700.

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Carriage but no horses? Tracy W (9/18/2006 5:17 p.m.)

You don't have to feed a carriage ;o) Maisy (9/18/2006 5:48 p.m.)
Illustrates Mrs. Dashwood's character a bit IMO... Robbin (9/18/2006 5:59 p.m.)
- Post carriage Maisy (9/18/2006 6:52 p.m.)
  - Thanks, great info. nfm :D Robbin (9/18/2006 11:07 p.m.)
  - Status Barbara (9/19/2006 12:47 a.m.)
  - There was a thriving JulieW (9/19/2006 6:02 a.m.)
    - Here's the pictures JulieW (9/19/2006 6:45 a.m.)
      - Thanks, great info and pictures--neat IMO! nfm :D Robbin (9/19/2006 7:30 a.m.)
      - Thanks for info & Tattersall pictures-- very neat ! Mandy N (9/19/2006 8:19 a.m.)
      - Perhaps the horse is also...   Reeba (9/19/2006 9:08 a.m.)
        
        Yes, he is   JulieW (9/19/2006 9:49 a.m.)
        
        Would love to, Thanks Julie :) nfm   Reeba (9/19/2006 10:09 a.m.)
    - Yes! Thanks - great stuff! -nfm Maisy (9/19/2006 6:49 a.m.)
- Here's an old post of mine JulieW (9/19/2006 7:26 a.m.)
  - Very helpful indeed! :D Robbin (9/19/2006 7:49 a.m.)
  - Wonderful - Ann2 (9/24/2006 12:58 p.m.)
- The cost of hiring a post chaise & post horses Maisy (9/19/2006 6:54 p.m.)
  - The cost of keeping a carraige JulieW (9/20/2006 11:15 a.m.)
Carriages were more expensive than you think. Mary Ellen (9/18/2006 8:54 p.m.)
More convenient to keep the carraige,I would think. JulieW (9/19/2006 5:35 a.m.)
- Thank you Julie W, and everyone else for the explanations (nfm) Tracy W (9/19/2006 5:03 p.m.)
cost and character Amanda McG (9/19/2006 10:24 a.m.)
- Oh, yes, Marianne's wild sensibility at... Reeba (9/19/2006 11:39 a.m.)
  - LOL ~ snort~ *nfm* Lisa Dalrymple (9/19/2006 12:19 p.m.)
  - Precisely what I had in mind! nfm Amanda McG (9/19/2006 3:20 p.m.)
  - ROTFLOL, Reeba!!! (nfm) Elizabeth Sycamore (9/19/2006 3:42 p.m.)
  - OMG! This is too funny! (LOL while clutching tummy) NFM Mona M (9/19/2006 4:08 p.m.)
  - IMO JA would love this Reeba! Wonderful! nfm Jan (9/19/2006 4:13 p.m.)
  - Fun! Well done, Reeba! -nfm :-) Maisy (9/19/2006 6:55 p.m.)
  - A poet in our midst . ;) (nfm) Mandy N (9/20/2006 7:57 a.m.)
  - :) nfm BarbaraB (9/21/2006 9:17 p.m.)

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