Gentlemen of Uncertain Fortune

A portrait of Jane Austen's England told through the career paths of younger sons--men of good family but small fortune

Info autore

Rory Muir is a visiting research fellow at the University of Adelaide and a renowned expert on British history. His books include Britain and the Defeat of Napoleon and his two-part biography of Wellington, which won the SAHR Templer Medal.

Riassunto

A portrait of Jane Austen's England told through the career paths of younger sons-men of good family but small fortune

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Rory Muir
• Editore: Yale University Press Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780300244311
• ISBN: 978-0-300-24431-1
• Pagine: 384
• Dimensioni: 170 mm x 240 mm x 38 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; Achtzehntes Jahrhundert, Grossbritannien, Europäische Geschichte, Vereinigtes Königreich, Großbritannien, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, 18. Jahrhundert (1700 bis 1799 n. Chr.), britisch, Britannien, Brite, HISTORY / Social History, Europa / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Großbritannien / Geschichte, Politik, Gesellschaft, Recht, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain