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Jane Austen's novels portray a leisured society of gentlemen and ladies who do not need to work. Even the minority of clergymen, soldiers and sailors - men with professions - are almost never seen working. Jane Austen herself, despite responsibility for some domestic tasks, wrote as a woman of leisure. Yet leisure, the distinguishing mark of a gentleman, was not meant to be an excuse for idleness. The proper use of leisure to fulfil duties, to read and to think, and above all to pursue social relations in a world where family and marriage for the propertied was of central importance, was a vital test of character.
| Published | Jul 01 1998 |
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| Format | Ebook (PDF) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 376 |
| ISBN | 9780826446671 |
| Imprint | Hambledon Continuum |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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