Persuasion
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Jane Austen's final completed novel, Persuasion, is a masterwork of romantic fiction set against the backdrop of post-Napoleonic England. The story chronicles the second chance at love between Anne Elliot, a woman of quiet intelligence and steadfast principle, and Captain Frederick Wentworth, the naval officer she was once persuaded to reject. Austen presents their reunion with her trademark wit and incisive social commentary, dissecting the rigid class structures and family pressures that govern her characters' lives. Written with an emotional depth and autumnal tenderness that distinguishes it from her earlier works, the novel argues compellingly for the triumph of genuine feeling over social convention. Widely regarded as one of the most moving love stories in the English literary canon, Persuasion remains a timeless testament to the resilience of the human heart.
Author: Jane Austen
Format: Paperback
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Jane Austen's final completed novel, Persuasion, is a masterwork of romantic fiction set against the backdrop of post-Napoleonic England. The story chronicles the second chance at love between Anne Elliot, a woman of quiet intelligence and steadfast principle, and Captain Frederick Wentworth, the naval officer she was once persuaded to reject. Austen presents their reunion with her trademark wit and incisive social commentary, dissecting the rigid class structures and family pressures that govern her characters' lives. Written with an emotional depth and autumnal tenderness that distinguishes it from her earlier works, the novel argues compellingly for the triumph of genuine feeling over social convention. Widely regarded as one of the most moving love stories in the English literary canon, Persuasion remains a timeless testament to the resilience of the human heart.