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Quotation from Persuasion by Jane Austen

“Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation”

Jane Austen (spoken by Narrator)

Persuasion, Vol. I, Ch. 1 (1817 text)

Portrait of Jane Austen

The opening chapter's verdict on Anne's father, who reads only the Baronetage.

Citation: "Vanity was the beginning and the end of Sir Walter Elliot’s character; vanity of person and of situation" — Jane Austen, Persuasion, Vol. I, Ch. 1 (1817 text). (id persuasion-q1)

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