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What is it about?

This article reveals the hidden practical realities of getting things done on a budget, whilst keeping up with the Joneses – or the Duponts – in Dieppe at the end of the eighteenth century. It highlights the range and versatility of the networks upon which Catherine de Saint-Pierre, sister of writer Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, called as a means of saving money.

Why is it important?

It fleshes out the life of a woman in provincial France in the late 18th century and provides an insider's guide to daily life at the time.

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Catriona Seth and Katherine Astbury
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