The Importance of Money in Jane Austen’s Novels

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One of the main plot points in Northanger Abby is that John Thorpe and through him, General Tilney both have a mistaken estimate of Catherine Morland's expected fortune. Neither Catherine nor Henry Tilney are under any illusions about what Catherine can hope to expect from her parents, but John Thorpe imagines that Catherine's friends, the childless Allens, will leave her all their money.

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Happily, nobody in Austen lose their faith in money and that was really beginning of an enduring romance

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Considering Jane’s near poverty for much of her life, money would be an extremely important thing. It wouldn’t be as important for Darcy, but for Mrs Bennett and Mrs Collins it was first and foremost in the decisions they had to make

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