Persuasion
Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. When Anne and Frederick meet again, he has acquired both, but still feels the sting of her rejection.
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| Interest Age |
All ages |
| Reading Age |
All ages |
| Library of Congress |
England, Psychological fiction, Love stories, Young women, Ship captains |
| NBS Text |
General & Literary Fiction |
| ONIX Text |
General/trade |
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| Number of Pages |
272 |
| Dimensions |
Width: 188mm
Height: 214mm
Spine: 19mm |
| Weight |
302g |
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| Dewey Code |
823.7 |
| Catalogue Code |
Not specified |
Description of this Book
Jane Austen's debut in our award-winning graphic-cover series.
Written during Jane Austen's race against failing health, Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, a woman who-at twenty-seven-is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years ago, she was persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. When Anne and Frederick meet again, he has acquired both, but still feels the sting of her rejection. A brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, Austen's last completed novel is also a movingly told love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.
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Author's Bio
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the seventh child of a parish rector. She died unmarried, leaving behind an immortal body of work. Colm Toibin is the author of the Man Booker-shortlisted novels The Blackwater Lightship and The Master and the Costa Book Award Winner Brooklyn. He lives in Dublin. Audrey Niffenegger is a visual artist and author of the bestselling novels The Time Traveler's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry and the graphic novels The Adventuress, Three Incestuous Sisters, and The Night Bookmobile.
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