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//Mr. Knightley, a sensible man about seven or eight-and-thirty, was not only a very old and intimate friend of the family, but particularly connected with it, as the elder brother of Isabella’s

Why do you think that John is older? <lizannepotamianos@...> wrote:

Arnie, Why would the Knightley’s share the Donwell Abbey estate equally? As the oldest brother, wouldn’t George Knightley inherit the entire estate whereas John Knightley would inherit some other

Thanks, Stephanie, sounds right to me. In the few minutes since my post, I also found this, which is in conformity with your and my understandings: “Pride, Prejudice, and the Threat to Edward

My understanding is that that is the default for how things would turn out, but that in Mr. Woodhouse's will or in the daughters' marriage contracts they could specify otherwise.

When Mr. Woodhouse dies, am I correct that the most likely inheritance will be that Emma and Isabella will inherit Hartfield 50:50, and further, if they are each then married to a Knightley, then

Sorry, because he is in Trade-- owning a warehouse-- Mr. Gardiner would not be considered gentry. The Bingleys are just slipping into gentry status because they have money and no longer deal with

Mr Gardiner owns a big business and lives in London. He is arguably a Cit. But does he own the land and buildings his business occupies? Or rent them? If he owns them, does that make him gentry?

P.S. re that same passage in Chapter 46: “They were to be off as soon as possible. “But what is to be done about Pemberley?” cried Mrs. Gardiner. “John told us Mr. Darcy was here when you sent

Thank you, Carolyn, Dorothy, and Tamar for your replies, which are fine as far as they go. However, none of you addressed what I find to be the curious part of the passage I quoted, which was the

To me, it seems clear that Mrs Gardiner is accustomed to talking to herself aloud. The sentence is "she cried", not "she thought". It is followed, as Lizzy moves out of earshot, by a followup

Arnie, To add to Caroline’s excellent analysis, I’ll say that both Mr and Mrs Gardiner have been gradually becoming aware that something more than they realized is going on between Darcy and their

Hello Arnie, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘strange’. Here is how I understand the passage: Smart Mrs. Gardiner has noticed the special “chemistry” between Lizzy and Darcy previously (apart

At the very end of Ch. 46 of P&P, we read the following narrative passage right after Elizabeth reads Jane’s two letters describing the Lydia-Wickham fracas: “She was wild to be at home—to hear,

To provide closure, anticipating Twelfth Night A true story to start the new year with. Elinor's collar and tag, saying "Ellie" on one side & my cell phone number on the other, came off. I found it on

For me the question, What was your favorite book this year? is usually irritatingly meaningless. Most of the time without notes I can't remember exactly what I read in one year year as opposed to the

Wishing for everyone I reach on groups.io, a peaceful meaningful holiday time Famous 19th century poem; it is a American Civil War one. (As if I were a game), can you spot the line that gives this

My paper which involves reading a Victorian novel as a deconstruction of the long-eighteenth-century coming-out novel has just been published in a print journal. The reference is "No Name as a Generic

My paper which involves reading a Victorian novel as a deconstruction of the long-eighteenth-century coming-out novel has just been published in a print journal. The reference is "No Name as a Generic

Everything here people have seen (two from other years) but the final two clips, from the cobb & Lme, Persuasion 2008, and from Sanditon, one of the more romantic dance scenes