Thanks Rachel,
For such a pointed comparison.:)) Of course the industrial revolution pioneered by Europe makes it more polluted than the clean technology europe today.
But if we read austen, her world : I scarcely remember any passing references of steam engines , fumes or pollution.
Iagree with bridget that morality was an issue .
The point I wanted to impresswas the timelesness of JA backdrop and setting , throughout her novels, her love for country for whatever reason (moral /social) comes out very strongly.Its a refrain.
Despite London being a melting pot at the era, the cosmopolitian character it has today could not be the state of Regency london. For instance Asia/India was completely missing as apart of populace of London then.
Not just london but any city today as a matter of fact has experienced the degree of borderlessness due to IT//web revolution is far more cosmpolitian with a global character than ever before.
Neverthles it was delightful to go through painstakingly great comparison.