Pride and Prejudice: Rubber Boots

The movie Pride and Prejudice got a lot of praise from moviegoers. The romantic, unrivaled love story of Mr. Darcy and Lizzy Bennett has turned into a lot of people’s favorite movie of all time. But this movie, which was based on Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice, was set during the Regency period. Rubber boots didn’t yet exist, yet Keira Knightly is seen wearing them. Maybe she’s just a trendsetter… Rubber boots didn’t come into existence until around 40 years later.

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