Tag: Lady Elliot

Persuasion 200: Lady Russell Decides to Persuade Anne to Break Engagement

In the absence of Lady Elliot, Lady Russell takes it upon herself to advise Anne on her engagement.  But first she must come to terms with her advice herself. Lady Russell dismissed her maid and sank down on the chair at her dressing table. Another curl, another tuck, none of it would make her feel …

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Persuasion 200: Beginning with an Ending

I adore Persuasion and have had my head firmly residing in that world for the past year, thanks to my current work-in-progress. So I’m delighted to be kicking off this Persuasion 200 Project with the initial installment of several planned prequel posts. These will be based on events referred to in the book but which actually take …

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