503 Persuasion (Book One) (with Gina Buonaguro)
The History of Literature
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The Reintroduction of Captain Frederick Wentworth
Jane Austen chose to insert in her book circa 1815 about the romantic poets they were reading. We now hear a part of Ann's past eight years before she and Frederick were an item. The life that Ann looked poised to lead, a life lived for others with no real hopes of her own,. is transformed by this reintroduction of Captain Frederick Wentworth into her life.
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