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Pennsylvania

In her final novel, as in her earlier ones, Jane Austen uses a love story to explore and gently satirize social pretensions and emotional confusion. Persuasion follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne's friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was "unworthy." Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne's family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart. Austen may seem to paint on a small canvas, but her characters contain the full range of human passion and moral complexity, and the author's generous spirit renders them all with understanding, compassion, and humor.

Persuasion (Oxford World's Classics, 1991)

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Jane Austen

PangoBooks readers overall praise this novel for its romantic, introspective, and complex storytelling. They appreciate Anne Elliot's realistic and relatable character, and many find the prose easier to understand than other Austen works. The novel is celebrated for its themes of second chances, duty, and family, with some readers mentioning Captain Wentworth’s letter as a highlight moment. While some found it slow initially, most agree that the book ranks highly among Austen's works for its emotional depth and masterful character development.

Jane. Austen

Michigan

The romance between Captain Wentworth and Anne, the daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, is doomed because of the young man's family connections and lack of wealth, until he makes his fortune at sea and returns to claim her as his wife.

Persuasion

Jane Austen's classic tale of Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth.

Category - Fiction / Classics

Format - Paperback

Condition - Excellent

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Ships From - Pennsylvania

Est. Publication Date - Dec 1990