Marianne's £2,000—'I Am Sure I Am Not Extravagant in My Demands.'.

The article explores Jane Austen's income figures in her novel "Sense and Sensibility" and the debate regarding whether she revised the income figures after the original manuscript was written. The discussion focuses on one specific instance involving the character Marianne, whose expectations for an income of 2,000 Euro are examined in relation to real-life comparators from the late 18th century to assess the accuracy of Austen for considering changes in taxation and inflation over time.