Question

How do novel of jane austen give a glimse of the world of women in the 18th century britain?

Answer 1

They make us think of a society which encouraged women to look fr good marriages and find wealthy husbands.

the first sentence of her book itself says..it is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

the main characters of austens society were preoccupied with marriage and money.