Hot and Bothered

Persuasion, Chapter 2: They Must Retrench

Hot and Bothered

Show Notes

In Chapter 2 of Persuasion the Elliots and their close friends try to strategize about the family's pressing debt. This week we're joined by one of our closest friends (and our former co-host), Dr. Hannah McGregor, to dissect the chapter.

Dr. Alexander Wakelam also returns at the end of the episode to teach us more about debt in the early 19th century.

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