@inbook{10.3138/9781442677081.8, ISBN = {9780802077981}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3138/9781442677081.8}, abstract = {Whatever interpretation one wishes to put on the fact, a fact it is that the Victorians, and particularly those who were middle class, were greatly concerned about money. In assessing the attitudes towards it in the “Marriage or Celibacy?” series, a useful way of testing perceptions against realities is to ask a series of questions: How much money was needed? How much was there? How was it spent? In attempting to answer these, it is instructive to compare once again the advice in theDaily Telegraphwith that offered in fiction and advice manuals.In sum (though the specific sum}, bookauthor = {JOHN M. ROBSON}, booktitle = {Marriage or Celibacy?: The Daily Telegraph on a Victorian Dilemma}, pages = {95--138}, publisher = {University of Toronto Press}, title = {“The Equation of Income and Expenditure”}, year = {1995} }