THE PERFECT HAPPINESS OF THE UNION: Marriage in Jane Austen’s Day with Margaret and John Leonard

Why were women so keen, and men so disinclined, to marry in Regency days? This talk covers the customs of the day relating to courtship, engagement and marriage and looks at a woman’s life after marriage. Did the much-desired goal bring happiness and why did Jane Austen herself not marry?

Margaret Leonard was a French and English teacher and with Lohn Leonard has diverse experience with the performing arts. They now delight in sharing their enthusiasm for literary classics through their dramatised readings.

https://www.bl.uk/romantics-and-victorians/articles/the-ball-in-the-novels-of-jane-austen