Persuasion by Jane Austen

[iamisaac]

iamisaac
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Persuasion by Jane Austen
Louisa Musgrave/Frederick Wentworth; Louisa Musgrave/James Benwick
PG

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[emeraldsword]

I often think, when I read books by Jane Austen, how awful it must have been to be on the marriage market and very grateful that I live now when being married isn't a financial and social necessity. You encapsulated that very well in this. Good job.

[iamisaac]

Totally. And it was supposed to be a happy thing that Frederick fell out of love with Louisa (because he ended up marrying the heroine) but I couldn't help wondering what Louisa thought...

[versipellis]

Awww, poor girl. I liked the mix of pragmatism and vulnerability.

[sabethea]

I'm a bit annoyed with the phrase 'her ticket out' as it doesn't feel very Austen-ish, but I couldn't think of an early 19th Century equivalent.

But I reckoned it would be fairly Austenlike to have a character think like this.

[versipellis]

Hmm, nor can I...

Oh, definitely - it's not like she didn't consider the practicalities of marriage!

[iamisaac]

Take Charlotte Lucas in Pride and Prejudice, for a start...

Yes. I have a book called "what charles dickens knew and what jane austen ate" - or possibly the other way around - but it was short of phrases meaning "ticket out"...