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Militia Officers in Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” + a Giveaway of my Latest P&P Vagary

What was the difference between the militia officers found in Regency-based novels such as Mr. Wickham in Pride and Prejudice and the Regulars, such as Colonel Fitzwilliam, in the same book? At the time of the war with Napoleon, Great … Continue reading

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