Languages:EnglishPublisher:Plumleaf PressISBN-13:9781997872023ISBN-10:1997872021UPC:9781997872023Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:RomanceSize:8.68 x 6.34 x 0.87 inchesWeight:0.531Product ID:SCFBZ6WQVN
Persuasion, Jane Austen's final novel, was published posthumously in December 1917 and tells the story of Anne Elliot, a 27-year-old unmarried woman. When she was 19 years old, Anne had been persuaded by friends and family to break off her engagement to Captain Frederick Wentworth, a man she loved because, despite having promise, he was poor, lacked social standing, and was deemed unworthy of her. When Captain Wentworth reappears eight years later, however, wealthy and newly socially acceptable, Anne realizes the depth of the love she still has for him but, regretfully, must live with the consequences of her past actions. Anne has to contend with her pride, complex family dynamics, and the seeming coldness of the captain. Considered Austen's most moving work, Persuasion explores universal themes of the enduring power of love, second chances, resilience, and the power of persuasion.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Plumleaf PressISBN-13:9781997872023ISBN-10:1997872021UPC:9781997872023Book Category:FictionBook Subcategory:RomanceSize:8.68 x 6.34 x 0.87 inchesWeight:0.531Product ID:SCFBZ6WQVN
JANE AUSTEN (1775-1817), a noted English novelist, was the seventh of eight children born to a minister and his wife in a small village in Hampshire, England. She was very close to her sister, Cassandra, the only other daughter in the family. Her first published novel was Sense and Sensibility, followed by Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published after her death, as was Lady Susan. Her novels vividly and wittily portrayed life among the middle and upper classes in 19th century England. All her novels were published anonymously. That she was a writer was known initially only by a few in her immediate family; soon, however, her brother Henry spread the word of her writing, and even though Austen had wished to remain anonymous, she did enjoy the public acknowledgement. Austen's work has had universal and enduring appeal, and her books are still very popular to this day.
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Persuasion, Jane Austen's final novel, was published posthumously in December 1917 and tells the story of Anne Elliot, a 27-year-old unmarried woman. When she was 19 years old, Anne had been persuaded by friends and family to break off her engagement to Captain Frederick Wentworth, a man she loved because, despite having promise, he was poor, lacked social standing, and was deemed unworthy of her. When Captain Wentworth reappears eight years later, however, wealthy and newly socially acceptable, Anne realizes the depth of the love she still has for him but, regretfully, must live with the consequences of her past actions. Anne has to contend with her pride, complex family dynamics, and the seeming coldness of the captain. Considered Austen's most moving work, Persuasion explores universal themes of the enduring power of love, second chances, resilience, and the power of persuasion.
JANE AUSTEN (1775-1817), a noted English novelist, was the seventh of eight children born to a minister and his wife in a small village in Hampshire, England. She was very close to her sister, Cassandra, the only other daughter in the family. Her first published novel was Sense and Sensibility, followed by Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published after her death, as was Lady Susan. Her novels vividly and wittily portrayed life among the middle and upper classes in 19th century England. All her novels were published anonymously. That she was a writer was known initially only by a few in her immediate family; soon, however, her brother Henry spread the word of her writing, and even though Austen had wished to remain anonymous, she did enjoy the public acknowledgement. Austen's work has had universal and enduring appeal, and her books are still very popular to this day.
