502 Persuasion by Jane Austen | My Last Book with Stephen Dobranski
The History of Literature
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The Lady Russell and Elliot Dynamic
Just months before she began writing persuasion, Jane Austen found herself in a scenario like the one she created in persuasion. Her beloved niece, Fannie Knight, had a potential suitor. She seems to have thought that the year's long engagement would be too tough on Fannie. But we don't have to limit ourselves to speculation because we have another example much closer to the Lady Russell and Elliot dynamic.
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