Marriage is a key theme in Jane Austen’s novels, especially Pride and Prejudice. Austen examines marriages of convenience, common in her time, and often critiques those based on financial consideratio
The novel Emma entered into three marriages: Jane Fairfax and Frank Churchill, Emma Woodhouse and Mr Knightley, Harriet Smith and Robert Martin (Chris Hammond, 1898).
Being a governess is the only honorable job for a poor, well-educated young woman.
"A poor old maid like Miss Bates runs the risk of being ridiculous and unpleasant" (C.E. Brock, 1909).
Charlotte Lucas deftly gauged her husband's social situation in the shadow of Rosings Park (Hugh Thomson, 1894).
John Willoughby
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John Willoughby is a fictional character in Jane Austen's 1811 novel Sense and Sensibility. He is described as being a handsome young man with a small estate, but has expectations of inheriting his au
Dominic Cooper as John Willoughby in the 2008 BBC television serial, Sense and Sensibility.
John Willoughby by Chris Hammond, 1899