| Persuasion Contributor(s): Austen, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 1847495702 ISBN-13: 9781847495709 Publisher: Alma Books OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - Historical - Regency - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Evergreens |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.50 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 50678 Reading Level: 12.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 19.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Persuasion narrates the emotional journey of its protagonist, Anne Elliot, who chances upon Captain Wentworth, a suitor she was persuaded to reject seven years earlier, and whose reappearance causes her to reflect on her past decisions and contemplate her marital future. Vividly depicting the society holiday towns of Lyme Regis and Bath, and infused with its author's trademark wit, Austen's last completed novel, set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, is an entertaining and enduring account of the dilemmas facing young women in the early nineteenth century. |
Contributor Bio(s): Austen, Jane: - Jane Austen (1775-1817) was an English novelist whose works are among the most popular novels ever written. Her keen eye for social tension, and ear for taut, witty dialogue have delighted readers for centuries, while her novels have maintained historical importance through their analysis of the dependence of women on marriage to gain social standing and security. She has been widely adapted for both stage and screen, and continues to be among the most widely-read of late-18th-/early 19th-century writers. |