The Life and Works of Jane Austen Season 1 Episode 15 Clerks, Clergy, and Other Men's Professions

Look at Austen's heroes and other men that populate her stories, and examine the professions available to well-born men of her day, especially in the clergy, the law, the military, and medicine. Although social class might dictate what kinds of labor were considered most acceptable for men, Austen considered employment and activity essential to good character.