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Originally Posted by edbro
What a coincidence, I started reading P&P last night. It still strikes me funny that the wives used to call their husbands "Mr So and So".
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I envy you, reading it for the first time - it's a wonderful book. It is useful to know something of the "social conventions" of the time - eg that "Miss so-and-so" always refers to the
oldest unmarried daughter of the family, so "Miss Bennet" is always a reference to Jane. Any other daughter will always be named: "Miss Elizabeth Bennet", etc. This can be confusing if you don't understand it!