Persuasion by Jane Austen
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"Persuasion" by Jane Austen is a novel published in 1817. Eight years after being persuaded to break off her engagement to naval officer Frederick Wentworth, twenty-seven-year-old Anne Elliot encounters him again when his sister rents her family's estate. Now wealthy and eligible, Wentworth mingles with Anne's social circle while she quietly observes, her feelings unchanged. As misunderstandings unfold and new attachments form, the story explores whether second chances at love are possible
when pride and past regrets stand between two hearts. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 |
|---|---|
| Title | Persuasion |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persuasion_(novel) |
| Credits |
Sharon Partridge and Martin Ward Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Young women -- Fiction |
| Subject | Motherless families -- Fiction |
| Subject | Rejection (Psychology) -- Fiction |
| Subject | First loves -- Fiction |
| Subject | Dysfunctional families -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ship captains -- Fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Regency fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 105 |
| Release Date | Feb 1, 1994 |
| Last Update | Sep 10, 2023 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 11528 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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