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Quote Quiz
Quotes selected and edited and quizzes created
by William Phillips, GCR Deputy Coordinator

Today's Quote

[Sir Walter Elliot] . . . married, . . . Elizabeth, daughter of James Stevenson, Esq. of South Park, in the county of Gloucester, by which lady (who died 1800) he has issue Elizabeth, born June 1, 1785. . .

Persuasion

The quote for June 1st mentions the birth on that day of Elizabeth, Miss Elliot, and names her maternal grandfather, James Stevenson, Esq. Where else in Austen's work does the surname "Stevenson" occur?

Lady Susan
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
Nowhere