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502 Persuasion by Jane Austen | My Last Book with Stephen Dobranski

The History of Literature

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The Future of Persuasion

Jane Austen never married, but she appears to have been well acquainted with love and courtship. Persuasion on the other hand starts with a rock that's disappeared under the water. One of its qualities is that it's about the future. It's someone whose persuading is offering a glimpse of various possible futures.

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