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Back when my friend convinced me to read Tess of the d'Urbervilles (the most depressing piece of literature in the history of civilization!), the edition I checked out from the library included a quote calling Tess a rare example of "goodness made interesting." Now, this actually isn't true of Tess because murder (however sympathetic the plight of the murderer, as hers is) is incompatible with "goodness"; she's quite a heroine, just not "goodness made interesting."

Anne Elliott, on the other hand, seems to be, right? I've always been perplexed by the literary world's worship of her alongside its worship of evil and nigh-universal condemnation of virtue. I thought if I knew the answers to certain questions, which I've put in this poll, the state of things might be clearer to me.

Answer survey of questions about your views of Persuasion

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I recently found this book, which appears to be a published fan-fic piece about post-P&P, focussing on Mary Bennett. It is by Colleen McCullough, who wrote "The Thorn Birds" - but I've never read anything else by her either.

Also, does anyone have any other Austen fan-fic which was worth the time to read? I've read "A Private Performance" which was another post P&P book about Elizabeth and Darcy and found it a bit disappointing.

For those who have read the book more recently than I have...

- do we know Mrs Hurst's first name?
- do we ever hear how Bingley and Darcy first met?
- do we know what college Darcy went to?
- did Wickham ever actually start studying either law or for ordination?

My memory of it is that we don't know much back story about Darcy's younger life - in the BBC miniseries it shows Darcy and Wickham going to college but I think that is inferred rather than actually mentioned.

Thanks for any help you can give me!

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Hello fellow Austen fans,

I just read the novels plus fragments and made a post in my own livejournal giving my reaction in general and handing out various superlatives (Funniest, Best Villain, Worst Romance, etc.), and thought you might find it amusing or care to comment.

http://cassielsander.livejournal.com/274249.html

What makes Virtue and Propriety so loved in Persuasion but so hated in all other literature? This is not a rhetorical question.

This was made for fandomverse a while back but I forgot to share it wider.



Crossposted a few places, apologies if it spams your flist. :)