{"id":1051,"date":"2026-05-03T21:32:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:32:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/?p=1051"},"modified":"2026-05-03T21:32:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:32:07","slug":"persuasion-episode-11-chapters-23-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/persuasion-episode-11-chapters-23-24\/","title":{"rendered":"<em>Persuasion<\/em>: Episode 11, Chapters 23-24"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div id=\"buzzsprout-player-19114889\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/829264\/episodes\/19114889-s05e11-persuasion-chapters-23-to-24.js?container_id=buzzsprout-player-19114889&#038;player=small\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-7fb4106b-6e1e-4567-bbb8-9784f7f025cc\">In our final episode on <em>Persuasion<\/em>, we talk about how much more satisfactory this is than the original ending, the purpose of the discussion between Mrs Croft and Mrs Musgrove, the conversation between Anne and Captain Harville, Wentworth&#8217;s letter, his feeling that he had a moral obligation to marry Louisa and the wrap-up of the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-5438eae0-7442-4a82-b856-8f3d4d7ae5d2\">The character we discuss is Anne Elliot. In the historical section, Michael talks about the British Navy at the end of, and after, the Napoleonic Wars, and for popular culture Harriet discusses various modernised versions of <em>Persuasion<\/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><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-32113807-ad72-49f3-b4c3-b96d573803b9\"><strong>Character discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>YouTube video: Karolina \u017bebrowska, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/Xqhq66EwLg0?si=Xf4wu71dHt3LjQBz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Why Does Hollywood Hate Gentle Characters? \u2016 Netflix &#8220;Persuasion&#8221; Review<\/a> (2022)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6a04c79c-2b71-4bda-8e60-882f86531d4b\"><strong>Popular culture discussion:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Melissa Nathan, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/826458.Persuading_Annie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Persuading Annie<\/a><\/em> (2000)<\/li><li>Sara Marks, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/199049591-modern-persuasion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Modern Persuasion<\/a><\/em> (2017)<\/li><li>Sonali Dev, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/52695036-recipe-for-persuasion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Recipe for Persuasion<\/a><\/em> (2020)<\/li><li>Sarah Dass, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/54870194-where-the-rhythm-takes-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Where the Rhythm Takes You<\/a><\/em> (2021)<\/li><li>Uzma Jalaluddin, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/62802747-much-ado-about-nada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Much Ado About Nada<\/a><\/em> (2023)<\/li><li>Melodie Edwards, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/165938553-once-persuaded-twice-shy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Once Persuaded Twice Shy<\/a><\/em> (2024)<\/li><li>Rhombus Media, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0387779\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slings and Arrows<\/a><\/em> (2003-2006) [mentioned but not a <em>Persuasion <\/em>adaptation]<\/li><li>Diana Peterfreund, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/8306761-for-darkness-shows-the-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">For Darkness Shows the Stars<\/a><\/em> (2012)<\/li><li>John Wyndham, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/826845.The_Chrysalids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Chrysalids<\/a><\/em> (1955) [mentioned but not a <em>Persuasion <\/em>adaptation]<\/li><li>Suzanne Collins, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/2767052-the-hunger-games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Hunger Games<\/a><\/em> (2008) [mentioned but not a <em>Persuasion <\/em>adaptation]<\/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 our final episode on Persuasion, we talk about how much more satisfactory this is than the original ending, the purpose of the discussion between Mrs Croft and Mrs Musgrove, the conversation between Anne and Captain Harville, Wentworth&#8217;s letter, his feeling that he had a moral obligation to marry Louisa and the wrap-up of the &#8230; <a title=\"Persuasion: Episode 11, Chapters 23-24\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/03\/persuasion-episode-11-chapters-23-24\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"><em>Persuasion<\/em>: Episode 11, Chapters 23-24<\/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":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1051"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1059,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1051\/revisions\/1059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readingjaneausten.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}