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Frederick Wentworth (Persuasion)
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| Frederick Wentworth | |
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| Persuasion character | |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Thomson-Frederick-Anne-Bath-ch20.jpg) Frederick Wentworth and Anne Elliot in 1815 (C. E. Brock, 1909) | |
| Created by | Jane Austen |
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| Occupation | Captain (Royal Navy) in the Royal Navy, veteran of the Napoleonic Wars |
| Family | 1 brother (a pastor) 1 sister (wife of Admiral Croft) |
Captain Frederick Wentworth is a fictional character in the 1817 novel Persuasion written by Jane Austen. He is the prototype of the new gentleman in the 19th century: a self-made man who makes his fortune by hard work rather than inheritance.
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