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On Sun, 1 Dec 2024 21:21:26 +0000, LionelEdwards wrote:

In case you are wondering what Greg Wallace meant
by "middle class women of a certain age", you are not
the first.

Byron in Beppo:

She was not old, nor young, nor at the years
Which certain people call a "certain age,"
Which yet the most uncertain age appears,
Because I never heard, nor could engage
A person yet by prayers, or bribes, or tears,
To name, define by speech, or write on page,
The period meant precisely by that word,—
Which surely is exceedingly absurd.

________________

In the movie version, both leads were superb!


The protagonist of Jane Austen's novel "Persuasion" is Anne Elliot. She
is a thoughtful and introspective character who, at 27 years old,
reflects on her past and the choices she has made, particularly
regarding her lost love, Captain Frederick Wentworth.

Anne's journey throughout the novel involves themes of regret,
resilience, and the challenge of reconciling societal expectations with personal happiness. Her character embodies a sense of maturity and depth
as she navigates love and the complexities of her family's
circumstances.

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