Financial Situation

Posted by Dick Schneider on November 20, 1997 at 12:26:15:

I have been fascinated in the Jane Austen stories by the frequent reference to a person's income. How did one know the amount of income others had? Did the upper classes go around telling each other how much income they received? How did one verify such figures or were they just accepted at face value? Part of the reason this question comes to mind is that I am not so able to preceisely define in advance how much income I will have.

REPLIES:

• Rumor Arnessa 15:22:44 11/20/97 (15)
  • More precisely than that... Jessamyn 23:36:46 11/20/97 (14)
    • Announced in the paper Amy 12:22:20 11/23/97 (4)
      • Shocking! Arnessa 01:50:53 11/24/97 (3)
        • Notice from Miss Austen's hometown paper Amy 09:53:32 11/24/97 (0)
        • Hometown papers Amy 09:38:36 11/24/97 (1)
          • Our little judgments Arnessa 00:49:00 11/25/97 (0)
    • My Q Nora 18:48:52 11/21/97 (4)
      • Late reply: In addition to the interest... Jill 18:47:14 12/03/97 (0)
      • Living off interest Jessamyn 00:24:34 11/22/97 (2)
        • Income & Interest Xenia 13:31:06 11/22/97 (0)
        • Thanks! (I wish Mr Darcy would come my way!) (NFM) Nora 04:41:37 11/22/97 (0)
    • Good point! and another question Arnessa 13:00:39 11/21/97 (3)
      • Dowries Jessamyn 00:11:39 11/22/97 (2)
        • Female income Arnessa 11:06:08 11/22/97 (1)
          • Money being "settled" Jessamyn 15:33:19 11/22/97 (0)
• Salaries Lynne 13:21:32 11/20/97 (0)

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