Book contents
- Women of Fortune
- Women of Fortune
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Color Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- Part I Money
- Part II Marriage
- Chapter 3 “The £30,000 Widow” and Kensington House
- Chapter 4 “I Was Never Any of Fortune’s Darlings:” City and Country
- Chapter 5 “One of the Greatest Fortunes in England:” Money, Marriage, and Mobility
- Part III Murder
- Part IV Metropolis
- Conclusion
- Appendix A Hatfield House Accounts 92/10 Computation of Mrs. Bennet’s Personal Estate
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
Chapter 5 - “One of the Greatest Fortunes in England:” Money, Marriage, and Mobility
The Bennet Heiresses
from Part II - Marriage
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 20 October 2018
- Women of Fortune
- Women of Fortune
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Color Plates
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Additional material
- Introduction
- Part I Money
- Part II Marriage
- Chapter 3 “The £30,000 Widow” and Kensington House
- Chapter 4 “I Was Never Any of Fortune’s Darlings:” City and Country
- Chapter 5 “One of the Greatest Fortunes in England:” Money, Marriage, and Mobility
- Part III Murder
- Part IV Metropolis
- Conclusion
- Appendix A Hatfield House Accounts 92/10 Computation of Mrs. Bennet’s Personal Estate
- Bibliography
- Index
- Plate Section (PDF Only)
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- Women of FortuneMoney, Marriage, and Murder in Early Modern England, pp. 120 - 148Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2018