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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