{"id":970,"date":"2025-06-16T22:59:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T12:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=970"},"modified":"2025-06-16T23:00:29","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T13:00:29","slug":"persuasion-episode-6-chapters-13-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/persuasion-episode-6-chapters-13-15\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Persuasion<\/em>: Episode 6, Chapters 13-15"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-17343769\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/episodes\/17343769-s05e06-persuasion-chapters-13-to-15.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-17343769&amp;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7fb4106b-6e1e-4567-bbb8-9784f7f025cc\">In this episode, we talk about these transitional chapters between the events at Lyme and the move to Bath. We consider the position of the old nurse in the Musgrove household, how Anne is feeling a bit sorry for herself, the delightful scenes with the Crofts and with Charles and Mary, how Mr Elliot is described as &#8216;underhung&#8217;, and the way Anne and Mr Elliot get on well with each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-5438eae0-7442-4a82-b856-8f3d4d7ae5d2\">The characters we discuss are Mr and Mrs Musgrove. In the historical section, Ellen talks about Bath, and for popular culture Harriet discusses the 2019 YouTube series <em>Rational Creatures<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"block-becddca0-119f-4a6f-8896-471e8133b26d\">Things we mention:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>General discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Janet Todd and Antje Blank [Editors],&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cambridge.org\/au\/universitypress\/subjects\/literature\/literary-texts\/persuasion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen: Persuasion<\/a><\/em>&nbsp;(2006)<\/li><li>Noel Streatfeild, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/10458.Gran_Nannie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gran-Nannie<\/a> <\/em>(1976) and <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/10444.Ballet_Shoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ballet Shoes<\/a> <\/em>(1936)<\/li><li>Novels of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/176982.Charlotte_Mary_Yonge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Charlotte M. Yonge<\/a><\/li><li>Evelyn Waugh, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/58045504-brideshead-revisited\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Brideshead Revisited<\/a> <\/em>(1945)<\/li><li>Alexander Pope, &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org\/works\/o3695-w0010.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Rape of the Lock<\/a>&#8216; (1712)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-32113807-ad72-49f3-b4c3-b96d573803b9\"><strong>Historical discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-7ad8a809-a536-4dd6-ac58-aff177e3b672\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bede\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Venerable Bede<\/a> (c.672-735)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nennius\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nennius <\/a>(9th century Welsh monk)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=18GT5GkBZsjh4DEFCqiczdt5V9KQB_cDq&amp;ll=51.38467649058471%2C-2.36251323481967&amp;z=15&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google map<\/a>&nbsp;of locations in&nbsp;<em>Persuasion<\/em>, zoomed in on Bath<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=18GT5GkBZsjh4DEFCqiczdt5V9KQB_cDq&amp;ll=51.38467649058471%2C-2.36251323481967&amp;z=15&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6a04c79c-2b71-4bda-8e60-882f86531d4b\"><strong>Popular culture discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ROWb_KUSCk&amp;list=PLjSY-8joTNBOhc-AajrhgMyqdiuNbz-Vv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rational Creatures<\/a><\/em> (2019, YouTube) \u2013 starring Kristina Pupo and Peter Giessl<\/li><li>Harriet&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2022\/10\/13\/bonus-mini-episode-rational-creatures-co-creators\/\">interview with the creators<\/a> of <em>Rational Creatures<\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"block-ca5df369-1ec1-4880-bd53-cea8169a2a28\">Creative commons music used:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul id=\"block-f3fae2ea-78aa-4bea-a20d-095c6398a7f8\"><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Mozart_-_Piano_Sonata_No._12_in_F_Major,_K.332_-_II._Adagio.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 12 in F Major, ii. Adagio<\/a>.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Haydn_sonata_hob._XVI_23_mvt_1.oga\" target=\"_blank\">Joseph Haydn, Piano Sonata No. 38. Performance by Ivan Ili\u0107, recorded in Manchester in December, 2006<\/a>. File originally from IMSLP.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart_-_sonata_no._13_in_b_flat_major,_k.333_-_iii._allegretto_grazioso.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Sonata No. 13 in B-Flat Major, iii. Allegretto Grazioso<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:George_Frideric_Handel_-_suite_i,_no._2_in_f_major,_hwv_427_-_ii._allegro.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">George Frideric Handel, Suite I, No. 2 in F Major, ii. Allegro<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><li>Extract from&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:Beethoven_-_Piano_Sonata_No._28_in_A_Major,_Op._101_-_I._Etwas_lebhaft,_und_mit_der_innigsten_Empfindung.ogg\" target=\"_blank\">Ludwig van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major<\/a>. File originally from Musopen.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this episode, we talk about these transitional chapters between the events at Lyme and the move to Bath. We consider the position of the old nurse in the Musgrove household, how Anne is feeling a bit sorry for herself, the delightful scenes with the Crofts and with Charles and Mary, how Mr Elliot is &#8230; <a title=\"Persuasion: Episode 6, Chapters 13-15\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2025\/06\/16\/persuasion-episode-6-chapters-13-15\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Persuasion<\/em>: Episode 6, Chapters 13-15<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=970"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":985,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/970\/revisions\/985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=970"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=970"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=970"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}