As a new adaptation of Persuasion hits Netflix you might find yourself hopping back into Jane Austen's Regency era. The wit! The drama! The incredibly complex financial practices that make almost no sense to a modern audience!
Austen on screen - from the Oscar-winning Sense and Sensibility to the peerless 1995 BBC TV adaptation starring Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth - can be a joy. But Austen's stories often hinge on economic practices that need some explaining.
What's a dowry? Who gets Coverture? What does an Entail errr entail? If, like us, you get lost in Austen, Maha - and her bottomless teapot - has the answers.
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