Moody also notes that the main action in many Austen novels begins, or greatly accelerates, during the month of September. Follow the links at the bottom of the main page to view the calendars. To add a little fun to a study of Jane Austen's Persuasion, this Web site offers 24 cryptograms. Each is a brief quote from Persuasion, disguised in a simple code that substitutes one letter for another. Each cryptogram has a different code.
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Crack the code to read the quote. The Persuasion chapter number for each quote is provided with the answer. It was a large, handsome stone building, standing well on rising ground, and backed by a ridge of high woody hills. Elizabeth was delighted. She had never seen a place for which nature had done more, or where natural beauty had been so little counteracted by an awkward taste.