... is necessary. [Key words] Pride and prejudice, marriage, money Introduction First published in 1813, Pride and prejudice is a very popular novel written by Jane Austen. It talks about trivial matters of love, marriage, and family life between country squires and fair ladies in Britain in the 18th century. A gentle ... literature critic once said that "even David Ricardo (a British economist) had a unlikely clearer understanding about the functin of money in daily life as Jane Austen had." It is exactly because of the secure pledge in finance that the country squire society could be exis...

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... the social conventions of the 19th century and recognize the struggle that women endured, in order make equitable compromises within such a rigid civilization. Composers such as Robert Browning, Jane Austen, Ibsen and Thomas Hardy have all explored the social hypocrisies of the regency period and admit that not all people can make such compromises between their personal convictions and social ... affect people. In delving into these themes these authors provide their fictional characters as a guide and example of the true society in which they occupied. In Langton's film adaptation of J...

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