The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #41822   Message #604850
Posted By: Fiolar
06-Dec-01 - 08:46 AM
Thread Name: BS: Money Question
Subject: Money Question
In the poem "The Deserted Village" written by Oliver Goldsmith in 1770 there is a line describing the salary of the village preacher as follows - "And passing rich with forty pounds a year." What would be the equivelant in today's currency? (pounds or dollars).