Persuasion
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SirWalterElliot,ofKellynchHall,inSomersetshire,wasaman
who,forhisownamusement,nevertookupanybookbutthe
Baronetage;therehefoundoccupationforanidlehour,and
consolationinadistressedone;therehisfacultieswereroused
ntoadmirationandrespect,bycontemplatingthelimitedrem-
nantoftheearliestpatents;thereanyunwelcomesensations,
arisingfromdomesticaffairschangednaturallyintopityand
contemptasheturnedoverthealmostendlesscreationsofthe
astcentury;andthere,ifeveryotherleafwerepowerless,he
couldreadhisownhistorywithaninterestwhichneverfailed.
This was the page at which the favorite volume always opened:
"ELLIOT OF KELLYNCH HALL.
"WalterElliot,bornMarch1,1760,married,July15,1784,
Elizabeth,daughterofJamesStevenson,Esq.ofSouthPark,
Details
- Publication Date
- Jan 2, 2018
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781387483891
- Category
- Fiction
- Copyright
- All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
- Contributors
- By (author): Austen Jane
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- Format