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emi-wankenobi t1_j6fq63v wrote

Reply to comment by RoseIsBadWolf in Why does Northanger Abbey end in such a hurry? by Recent-Bird

It is! Persuasion is also my favorite of hers, but there is def lots and lots of buildup and then “they live happily ever after - as long as there isn’t another war” which is like…. Oh.

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RoseIsBadWolf t1_j6fq9qq wrote

And did you catch that Wentworth proposed the day Napoleon escaped from Elba?

Another war there shall be!

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emi-wankenobi t1_j6fqde0 wrote

I did not omg. That’s awful and now I’m sad about it, Ms. Austen whyyyyy

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RoseIsBadWolf t1_j6fqwx4 wrote

Don't worry too much, the navy hardly played a part. Mostly just trope and message carrying and making a blockade around France. They had already destroyed the French Navy.

But she did clearly do that on purpose.

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