Why were curates in Austen's England poor and despised?
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Nothing But a Country Curate: Charles Hayter in Persuasion
Category: Austen’s Novels
Reflection: Balance and See-Saws
Does my life look like a balance or a see-saw? How can I balance between different responsibilities? And how did Jane Austen and her characters do it?
Women of Science: Mary Anning
A poor, uneducated girl became a pioneer of paleontology with her amazing discoveries of fossils in Austen's Lyme Regis.
Christian Jane Austen Variations 2
More great, Christian, Jane Austen variations!
Christian Jane Austen Variations 1
Some great, Christian, Jane Austen variations!
Quiz: Clergymen in Austen’s England
How much do you know about clergymen in Austen's England, like Mr. Collins and Edmund Bertram?
Faith and Science: Gilbert White, Parson-Naturalist of Selborne
Parson-Naturalists like Gilbert White combined their love of God and his world, and helped us better understand birds, ecology, and much more.
Jane Austen Faith Word: Duty, and Anne Elliot
Anne Elliot's "duty" guided her through life's trials.
Jane Austen Faith Word: Exertion, and Elinor Dashwood
Doing what is right, for Jane Austen's heroines, requires a great deal of "exertion"!
Jane Austen Faith Word: Principle, and Mr. Darcy
What "good principles" was Darcy given, and how could he follow them in "pride and conceit"?
