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“He had, in fact, though his sisters were now doing all they could for him, by calling him 'poor Richard,' been nothing better than a thick-headed, unfeeling, unprofitable Dick Musgrove, who had never done anything to entitle himself to more than the abbreviation of his name, living or dead.”

I’m reading Persuasion for the first time so I’m sorry if this is common knowledge but is Jane Austen literally calling him a dick? As in would that have been an insult at the time or is she just saying he doesn’t deserve respect in general? If it was not a common insult back then, what a funny layer time has added!

Does anyone know if it’s possible to get some type of antique photography taken for a graduation picture in Finland? I’ve heard of tintype and daguerrotype photography but others may exist and I’m open to any type. If you know a vague price that would be helpful too!