Yes, I took a literature class that had the Austen novels as it's focus and the teacher specifically said that women in that time period who called men by their last names where considered low rent. The heroine would always say "Mr." where as the classless chick would just say the last name.
As you can see, I've been thinking way too much about this :):)
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Date: 2014-11-04 12:19 pm (UTC)As you can see, I've been thinking way too much about this :):)