Persuasion, Chapter 1: The Ancient and Respectable Family

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Jul 14, 202657:22Arts

We meet The Elliots in Chapter 1 of Persuasion and Vanessa and Stephanie Paulsell introduce our themes for this season. Every week we'll be discussing Anne's moral compass, and where we see ridiculousness, beauty, and gr...

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