Episode 08: The Thing About Sir Walter's Favorite Book

We're deep in the nerdery weeds this week as we unpack the beginning of Persuasion and discuss Sir Walter's obsession with status and prestige and how that manifests in his love for his favorite book. If you've ever trawled LinkedIn looking for potential dates, this episode is for you.

​Selected episode sources:

• Debrett’s. “About Us,” May 30, 2021. https://debretts.com/about-us/.

• The British Library. “Debrett’s Peerage.” The British Library. Accessed January 28, 2022. https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/debretts-peerage.

• Sutherland, Eileen. “The Rise and Fall of the House of Elliot.” Persuasions 15 (1993): 57–62.