Episode 8: Persuasion: An Un-Modern Love Story

Muse and Hearth

Aug 15 2020 • 40 mins

Persuasion is not the most popular of Austen’s works, but we think it’s a hidden gem. Can a passive heroine be an agent of change? Is there a hint of Dante’s Beatrice in Anne Elliot? And is Persuasion a “follow your heart” story?

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