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Persuasion
Paperback
Main Details
Title |
Persuasion
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Series | Evergreens |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback | Pages:240 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 128 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781847495709
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Classifications | Dewey:823.7 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Alma Books Ltd
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Imprint |
Alma Classics
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Publication Date |
1 January 2016 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Persuasion narrates the emotional journey of its protagonist Anne Elliot, who chances upon Captain Wentworth, a suitor she was persuaded to reject seven years earlier, and whose reappearance causes her to reflect on her past decisions and contemplate her marital future.Vividly depicting the society holiday towns of Lyme Regis and Bath and infused with its author's trademark wit, Austen's last completed novel, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, is an entertaining and enduring account of the dilemmas facing young women in the early nineteenth century.
Author Biography
The witty and sharply satirical novels of Jane Austen (1775-1817) have an influence that shows no sign of waning, with continual adaptations and echoes in contemporary culture, and an ever-enthusiastic audience.
Reviews"As a creative realist, giving to her characters the very body and pressure of actual life, no writer, living or dead, has surpassed her." John Cowper Powys"
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