May 2014 Guest Editor Daisy Goodwin on Persuasion...
I love Jane Austen with a deep and enduring passion, and I think the story of Anne Elliott’s second chance is possibly my favourite. The way that she revives as a character like a flower soaking up water is quite miraculous. It is also has a plot of clockwork perfection. I read this book at least once a year and I always find something new to marvel at.
The Lovereading view...
Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities. In her introduction, Gillian Beer discusses Austen's portrayal of the double-edged nature of persuasion and the clash between old and new worlds. This edition also includes a new chronology and full textual notes.
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Once the Napoleonic wars end, Frederick Wentworth returns from them with prize money and a higher rank. When Anne encounters him again, she realizes that her feelings for him run deep. But will Captain Wentworth, now an eligible bachelor and the talk of the town, choose her and be persuaded to give her a second chance?
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Once the Napoleonic wars end, Frederick Wentworth returns from them with prize money and a higher rank. When Anne encounters him again, she realizes that her feelings for him run deep.
Persuasion features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary, eBooks of the Month, General Fiction, Fiction, Recommendations, Audiobooks of the Month
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Persuasion was written by Jane Austen and published by HarperCollins India
Persuasion has 172 pages
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