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"The story of wedding proposals and unexpected rejections from each other influenced by their family members", is the one line narration ofPersuasion, a romantic novel byJane Austen.
Frederick Wentworth, a Naval officer proposed to wed Annie, when she was 19 years old. Anne's family members felt that Frederick is not the right match for her as Frederick is poor and does not have a family back round. Influenced by her family members including father, sister and brother-in-law, Anne later decided not to marry Frederick. Russel, acting in place of her mother, breaks the engagement. Eight years later Frederick becomes wealthy and he is now a captain. Anne still unmarried now and meets Frederick who has not forgiven Anne's rejection. Being an eligible bachelor now, he publicly declares he would accept proposal from any one except Anne.
"ELLIOT OF KELLYNCH HALL.
Sir Walter Elliot, of Kellynch Hall, in Somersetshire, was a man who, for his own amusement, never took up any book but the Baronetage; there he found occupation for an idle hour, and consolation in a…
Mr Shepherd, a civil, cautious lawyer, who, whatever might be his hold or his views on Sir Walter, would rather have the disagreeable prompted by anybody else, excused himself from offering the slight…
"I must take leave to observe, Sir Walter," said Mr Shepherd one morning at Kellynch Hall, as he laid down the newspaper, "that the present juncture is much in our favour. This peace wi…
He was not Mr Wentworth, the former curate of Monkford, however suspicious appearances may be, but a Captain Frederick Wentworth, his brother, who being made commander in consequence of the action off…
On the morning appointed for Admiral and Mrs Croft's seeing Kellynch Hall, Anne found it most natural to take her almost daily walk to Lady Russell's, and keep out of the way till all was ov…
Anne had not wanted this visit to Uppercross, to learn that a removal from one set of people to another, though at a distance of only three miles, will often include a total change of conversation, op…
A very few days more, and Captain Wentworth was known to be at Kellynch, and Mr Musgrove had called on him, and come back warm in his praise, and he was engaged with the Crofts to dine at Uppercross, …
From this time Captain Wentworth and Anne Elliot were repeatedly in the same circle. They were soon dining in company together at Mr Musgrove's, for the little boy's state could no longer su…
Captain Wentworth was come to Kellynch as to a home, to stay as long as he liked, being as thoroughly the object of the Admiral's fraternal kindness as of his wife's. He had intended, on fir…
Who can be in doubt of what followed? When any two young people take it into their heads to marry, they are pretty sure…
One day only had passed since Anne's conversation with Mrs Smith; but a keener interest had succeeded, and she was…
Anne went home to think over all that she had heard. In one point, her feelings were relieved by this knowledge of Mr E…
Anne recollected with pleasure the next morning her promise of going to Mrs Smith, meaning that it should engage her fr…
Sir Walter, his two daughters, and Mrs Clay, were the earliest of all their party at the rooms in the evening; and as L…
While Admiral Croft was taking this walk with Anne, and expressing his wish of getting Captain Wentworth to Bath, Capta…
It was the beginning of February; and Anne, having been a month in Bath, was growing very eager for news from Uppercros…
While Sir Walter and Elizabeth were assiduously pushing their good fortune in Laura Place, Anne was renewing an acquain…
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