Trivia Facts:

Early in 1800, an English shopkeeper thought of the idea of shop windows to view wares. Before that, shops had a sign out in front to tell what they sold, but now, large windows display the items for sale. By the time of Pride & Prejudice, shop windows had just become universal and were sitll a novel idea. People came from all over Europe to visit English shopping towns, and this is why Bonaparte described the English as "shopkeepers".