In the age of Jane Austen, when the eldest son inherited almost everything, younger brothers faced a crucial decision: how could they make an independent living? Rory Muir weaves together the stories of these young men, as they scrimped and saved as impecunious lawyers, flattered the landowners who might secure their future by making them the local vicar, or use their connections in search of promotion in the army or a good command in the navy.
This is a remarkable account of the Georgian men we all too easily forget, and the fascinating and uncertain choices they made.
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