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Film adaptation of Persuasion (1995)

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The canceled chapter of Jane Austen's novel Persuasion

Nikki Amuka-Bird and Dakota Johnson stand outside a row of white columns, dressed in Regency-era costumes, in a scene from the 2020 film Persuasion.

Dakota Johnson, Itzuka Hoyle, Nia Towle, and Mia McKenna-Bruce in period costumes peer out of a multi-pane window in a scene from the 2022 film Persuasion.

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