5/26/2023 0 Comments Pride and prejudice characters![]() ![]() If he had been so very agreeable, he would have talked to Mrs. ![]() It was almost a method of broadcasting one’s wealth to the world. They were expensive to purchase, naturally, and there were ongoing expenses in repair, storage, coachmen to care for and operate them, and the ongoing expenses of maintaining or renting horses to pull them so it was a matter of interest to the impertinently nosy whether a person kept a carriage, and what kind. In Jane Austen’s day, a carriage was definitely a luxury item. ![]() In Pride and Prejudice, the alert reader can pick up information not only about the characters but about the plot itself from the type of carriage used by a character in a particular situation. Thanks to Laurel Ann for asking us to participate in her Pride and Prejudice Without Zombies event!Īn author-especially a talented and clever one like Jane Austen-subtly imparts information about her characters with details such as their occupation, their mode of conversation, and even something seemingly so minor as their carriage. ![]()
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