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Rory Muir takes us on a journey through Regency marriage, from engagements and elopements to going on honeymoon with your mother-in-law <\/p>

By Lauren Good\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 14 February 2024 at 07:57 AM<\/p>

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From unwanted proposals and lingering looks across ballrooms to a wet-shirted Mr Darcy emerging from a lake, the romantic stories of Jane Austen \u2013 and their countless adaptations \u2013 have captured the hearts of many of us. But, if we turn to the real historical record of the Regency era, how much truth is there to these tales of happily ever after? As a nod to Valentine\u2019s Day, Lauren Good speaks to Rory Muir about the reality of love and marriage in the age of Jane Austen, from engagements and elopements to going on honeymoon with your mother-in-law.<\/p>\n\n

Rory Muir is the author of Love and Marriage in the Age of Jane Austen<\/em> (Yale University Press, 2024)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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