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The Education of a Chaperon by Shrubbery_Girl
Fandoms: Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen, Emma - Jane Austen, AUSTEN Jane - Works, Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen, Mansfield Park - Jane Austen
20 Aug 2021
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The year 1796 sees England as a scandal-ridden country. Forced marriages are all too common, fathers of young ladies make sure to always have a marriage license ready, wealthy gentlemen make sure to never be alone in a room with a female, not even their own mothers. In the county of Hertfordshire, for example, no fewer than 78 % of the newly-wed couples give ‘to avoid a scandal’ as the main reason for their marriage (compared to 43 % in 1785), a recent survey showed.
Dire times force the British government to enact drastic measures, and Elizabeth Bennet is forced to seek out the education of a chaperon in order to comply with the new laws.
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quite a hoot! reminds me of the couple of Lizzy-and-Darcy-as-detectives stories
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rd ch 13
1/5/22