S05E10 Persuasion, Chapter 22

From Reading Jane Austen by Harriet and Ellen

January 19, 2026 · 57 min · Season 5 · Episode 10

About this episode

The episode discusses Chapter 22 of Persuasion, focusing on character dynamics and historical context.

In this episode we look at the published version of Chapter 22. We talk about how proactive Anne is in these final chapters, the arrival of Charles, Mary and the Musgrove clan, Louisa’s change in personality, how the Musgroves all want Anne to be with them, and the first time Wentworth actually refers to the time he and Anne were together. The characters we discuss is are Charles and Mary Musgrove. In the historical section, Michael talks about the shooting, and for popular culture Harriet lo...

People in this episode

Host: Harriet

Topics covered

Chapter 22
Anne Elliot
Charles Musgrove
Mary Musgrove
Louisa Musgrove
Wentworth

Keywords

Jane Austen
Persuasion
Musgrove clan
historical context

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