- Searchable E-text of the novel
- Persuasion references at Jane Info
- Persuasion references in the Literary Companion
- List of characters in Persuasion
- Persuasion Chronology (as constructed by Ellen Moody for Austen-L)
- What are the Cancelled Chapters?
- Is Mrs. Clay widowed or divorced?
- Why do The Dowager Viscountess Darymple and her daughter Miss Carteret have different last names?
- What is the family relationship between Sir Walter Elliot and Mr. Elliot?
- What does "retrench" mean?
- What is this action off St. Domingo where Captain Wentworth was made a Commander directly prior to his and Anne's first meeting in 1806?
- Who are Emma and Henry?
- The Assembly Rooms
- What is the Pump Room?
- Have any sequels to Persuasion been published?
PERSUASION 1 (1971)
PERSUASION 2 (1995)
- Sony's Official Persuasion 2 website
- Internet Movie Database listing
- Movie fan site
- Who are those people on the video cover?
- Why are some names changed in the movie?
- Have you ever noticed that when Anne goes to visit Mrs. Smith and discovers that Mr. Elliot is not what he pretends to be, she enters with a pink dress and exits with a white/blue one?
- Music in Persuasion 2
- What is Rocky Horror P2?
PERSUASION 3 (2007)
PERSUASION PRODUCTS
- The Novel at Amazon
- Video Tapes and DVD at Amazon
- Screenplay
- Persuasion 2 Music
- The Pemberley Shoppe
THE PERSUASION BOARD AT PEMBERLEY
THE NOVEL
WHAT ARE THE CANCELLED CHAPTERS?
Jane Austen rewrote the ending of Persuasion several days after she had finished, feeling that the original ending was "tame and flat." The cancelled chapters may be found at Jane Info. Nick Dear made use of a part of these cancelled chapters in his screenplay for Persuasion2.
IS MRS. CLAY WIDOWED OR DIVORCED?
WHY DO THE DOWAGER VISCOUNTESS DALRYMPLE AND HER DAUGHTER, MISS CARTERET HAVE DIFFERENT LAST NAMES?
WHAT IS THE FAMILY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SIR WALTER ELLIOT AND MR. ELLIOT?
WHAT DOES "RETRENCH' MEAN?
WHAT IS THIS ACTION OFF ST. DOMINGO WHERE CAPT. WENTWORTH WAS MADE A COMMANDER DIRECTLY PRIOR TO HIS AND ANNE'S FIRST MEETING IN 1806?
WHO ARE EMMA AND HENRY?
The reference is to Matthew Prior's Henry and Emma, in which Emma expresses abject willingness to serve the non-existent rival with whom her Henry pretends to be in love in order to test her.
WHAT IS THE PUMP ROOM?
HAVE ANY SEQUELS TO PERSUASION BEEN PUBLISHED?
PERSUASION 1 (1971)
Internet Movie Database listing
PERSUASION 2 (1995)
Sony's Official Persuasion 2 website
Internet Movie Database listing
WHY ARE SOME NAMES CHANGED IN THE MOVIE?
HAVE YOU EVER NOTICED THAT WHEN ANNE GOES TO VISIT MRS. SMITH AND DISCOVERS THAT MR. ELLIOT IS NOT WHAT HE PRETENDS TO BE, SHE ENTERS WITH A PINK DRESS AND EXISTS WITH A WHITE/BLUE ONE?
MUSIC IN PERSUASION 2
Piano Sheet Music: Faber has published a book of piano music called "Jane Austen's World" (ISBN 0 571 51793 5) including music from four of the recent adaptations: P2, P&P2, S&S2 and Emma2. The Persuasion selections are "Main Theme", "Tristesse", and "Italian Aria." Here is a link to the piano book at sheetmusicplus.com
The Italian arias: These were written for the movie by the composer Jeremy Sams. One of our citizens, Tiffany Adams who like Anne does not profess to be an Italian Scholar, offered this translation to the first aria (unfortunately the second one was too garbled to understand):
WHAT IS ROCKY HORROR P2?
PERSUASION 3 (2007)
Internet moview database listing
PERSUASION PRODUCTS
THE NOVEL AT AMAZON:
VIDEO TAPES AND DVD AT AMAZON:
THE PEMBERLEY SHOPPE
Your Board host is Cheryl. Please direct any questions, corrections or suggestions for additions to the Persuasion FAQ to her at clsneed@ix.netcom.com
She is a widow. In Chapter 17, we have this: [Anne] made no reply. She left him to himself to recollect, that Mrs Smith was not the only widow in Bath between thirty and forty, with little to live on and no surname of dignity.
Carteret is the family name, Darymple is the name of the family's title (as in Viscount Darymple, Duke of Earl, etc.) The use of "Dowager" before her title tells us that her husband is deceased and that the current Viscount is married. His wife now holds the title "Viscountess Darymple."
Sir Walter had written into The Book of Books: "Heir presumptive, William Walter Elliot, Esq., great grandson of the second Sir Walter." Dr. R. W. Chapman in his notes to the Oxford edition of Persuasion states that Mr. Elliot is Sir Walter's nephew.
"To cut down, reduce, pare away, specifically economically." Webster's Ninth Collegiate Dictionary.
During this period the island of Hispaniola (St. Domingo/Haiti) was being fought over by the Spanish, French, and English--and the people that lived there also revolted against colonial rule.
From Chapter 12: "Without emulating the feelings of an Emma towards her Henry, she [Anne] would have attended on Louisa with a zeal above the common claims of regard, for his sake; and she hoped he would not long be so unjust as to suppose she would shrink unnecessarily from the office of a friend."
Built in 1704 over the ancient Roman baths, the Pump Room was originally a place for invalids to come and drink the waters from a covered pump. During Jane Austen's time, it had become a place to socialize. This link to Bathweb gives you some details about Bath and it's history.
There have been a couple. You will find information and reviews at Linda's Sequels Page. There are quite a few Persuasion stories written by Pemberley citizens which may be found at Bits of Ivory.
Amanda Root:
WHO ARE THOSE PEOPLE ON THE VIDEO COVER?
IMDb listing
Persuasion 2 has been released on video with four covers, two in Europe and two in the US, including the infamous Nibbler Cover. See all of them here
In his screenplay, Nick Dear changed Fanny Harville's name to Phoebe. We're not sure why this is, unless he wished to avoid what many consider to be a derogatory name. Charles Hayter also becomes Henry Hayter to avoid confusion with Charles Musgrove.
Yes, we have. Though some have searched for some deeper meaning and even put forth The Alien Abduction Theory to explain the changing dress color, most of us are content to believe that person in charge of continuity in the film was napping that day.
Soundtrack: Unfortunately, there is no soundtrack to Persuasion 2. The credits at the end of the movie lists these pieces of classical music as being used in the movie:
Chopin, Prelude in G
This cd has very nice renditions of the Chopin Preludes which are used in the film.
Chopin, Prelude in B
Chopin, Nocturne in B
JS Bach, Sarabande in D (French Suite)
JS Bach, Sarabande in B (French Suite)
Oh il mio tesoro
Oh my treasure Siamo al fin insieme
We are finally together O gioia in espirata
Oh what joy in ecstacy Addio, Addio, al mio dolor Goodbye to my pain and suffering Ah che gioia in questa core! Ah what joy in this heart! al fino ao fin il mio tesoro to the end my treasure Siamo insieme il mio tesoro! AH! we are together my treasure! Ah! Our Mags has written (with some input from other citizens) a most excellent audience participation Persuasion 2 movie script (a la The Rocky Horror Picture Show.) Brew a pot of tea and check it out.
Please note this is on backorder status which means it is hard to find or may now be out of print. Some people have had luck finding the screenplay at Jane Austen Books in Chicago. Chawton, Jane Austen's home in Hampshire, has an extensive bookstore and if the screenplay is anywhere in England, it will be there.
