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Persuasion influenced Temeraire
Added by · 9 August 2026
The evidence
Novik has noted that Austen's general style taught her how to handle a comedy of manners and use free indirect discourse to shape character interiority. Critics and reviewers frequently compare protagonist William Laurence’s sense of duty and stubborn honor to characters like Captain Frederick Wentworth from Persuasion
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