In Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Captain Wentworth returns to England a richer man thanks to having won prize money. Both army and navy personnel could be awarded prize money. I wrote two articles for The Coffee Pot Book Club about this. Thanks to Mary Anne Yarde for hosting them.
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Prize money and the Royal Navy
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These articles were fascinating. I know that I’ve read books that make reference to prize monies. I plan to go back through some of my jottings to see if I made a note of the events. If I did, there will be some pleasant rereading for me in the near future.
I have to admit to reading romances that mentioned army officers getting prize money, and thinking the author had made a mistake. It’s not nearly as easy to find information about army prize money – possibly because (unless you were Wellington), it wasn’t a life changing amount.
Do you mean non-fiction books, or stories? If the former, I’d be interested to find more on it.
Thanks for commenting!
Jayne