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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Governess would have been the answer for her - [/quote]

+1 Yup. Governess. Most likely to the kids of a sibling who had married well. She says as much in P&P. Her expectation was that she would live with Jane and Mr. Bingley and teach their "ten children." This would have been a very realistic outcome for a woman in Lizzy's position.[/quote]

But for a pretty, young, vivacious woman there was huge societal pressure and expectation to marry. She more than likely not would’ve married anyone rather than be a spinster aunt/governess. A marriage to a tradesman or soldier (officer-rank soldiers were often younger sons of gentlemen or “gentry” as were clergymen, so those marriages wouldn’t have been crossing class lines as much as a gentleman’s daughter marrying a tradesman) would’ve been far preferable to being the spinster aunt. [/quote]

ha. you've obviously not bothered to read the book.[/quote]

PP here (of the "ten children" remark). Not only have you not read the book, you don't, apparently, know much about Austen herself. While not strictly autobiographical, the similarities between Austen and Lizzy Bennett suggest that Lizzy is a kind of representation of Austen herself. [/quote]

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