Hazel Jones - Jane Austen's Persuasion

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JANE AUSTEN’S PERSUASION

Monday 12 to Friday 16 March

Residential: £415*, Non-residential: £267*

Please arrive by 12 Noon on Monday. Course ends with lunch on Friday.

Jane Austen is back in Ammerdown’s programme with an in-depth study of her book ‘Persuasion’, led by Jane Austen devotee Hazel Jones.

Hazel writes: “Jane Austen’s final novel recounts Anne Elliot’s sad history of heartache and missed opportunities. Within her own family, her worth is not recognised, her wishes never considered; she is 'only Anne'. At nineteen, she has been persuaded by a close family friend to break an engagement to the love of her life. Eight years later, she is still mourning his loss. Yet all is not lost.

Discover how the heroine finds her voice, recovers her bloom and regains her man. Our in-depth study of Jane Austen’s Persuasion will consider the issues of romance and constancy, silence and eloquence, submission and anger, heartache and hope, against the background of British naval supremacy in the early years of the 19th century. A whole day’s visit to Portsmouth will enhance our understanding of life on board ship in Jane Austen’s time.”

Hazel Jones, a self-confessed Jane Austen addict, has been running residential courses on Jane Austen since 1996. She is so good that she has already built up quite a following at Ammerdown: “Her knowledge is phenomenal and her presentation splendid”; “Hazel is absolutely superb. She is always very well prepared and pitches her courses at just the right level, so everyone can join in and contribute”.

* N.B. The cost of the course includes transport on the outing, but no admission costs.

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