Introduction & Notes by Elaine Jordan Reader in Literature University of Essex What does persuasion mean
- a firm belief or the
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Her last completed novel marrying witty social realism to a ' Cinderella' love story Jane Austen's Persuasion is edited with an introduction by Gillian Beer in Penguin Classics Anne Elliot twenty-seven & still single seems destined for spinsterhood In her youth she broke off an engagement to penniless Captain Wentworth at the insistence of her friend Lady Russell acquiescing to the demands of her class at the expense of her happiness But when Wentworth returns from the Napoleonic wars rich & famous Anne finds her affection rekindled
- even though Wentworth seems more interested in Anne's friend Louisa Musgrove Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis & Bath Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity & 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 & the clash between old & new worlds This edition also

Includes:: a new chronology & full textual notes Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers Austen began writing at a young age embarking on what is possibly her best-known work Pride & Prejudice at the age of 22 She was the author of Sense & Sensibility Pride & Prejudice Emma Persuasion Mansfield Park & Northanger Abbey If you liked Persuasion you may enjoy George Eliot's Middlemarch also available in Penguin Classics The most perfect artist among women the writer whose books are immortal (Virginia Woolf)


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The Penguin English Library Edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen' Her attachment & regrets had for a long time clouded every enjoyment of youth; & an early loss of bloom & spirits had been their lasting effect' Persuasion Jane Austen's last novel is a moving masterly & elegiac love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities It tells the story of Anne Elliot who persuaded to break off her engagement to the man she loved because he was not successful enough has never forgotten him When he returns he brings with him a tantalizing second chance of happiness The Penguin English Library
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play TV adaptation of Jane Austen&s novel Anne Elliott (Sally Hawkins) has spent years regretting her rejection of Captain Wentworth (Rupert Penry-Jones)&s proposal of marriage her family having been against the match on grounds of class When he returns from sea they meet but instead of finding romance are kept apart through a series of misunderstandings Anne is being pursued by her cousin Mr Elliott (Tobias Menzies) while Captain Wentworth is regarded as a very eligible bachelor & has a stream of young women with marriage in mind beating a path to his door ...

BBC adaptation of the novel by Jane Austen Anne Elliot (Amanda Root) has spent years regretting her rejection of Captain Wentworth (Ciaran Hinds)&s marriage proposal When he returns from sea they meet but instead of finding romance are kept apart through a series of misunderstandings Anne is being pursued by her cousin Mr Elliot (Samuel West) while Wentworth is now regarded as a very eligible bachelor Will their new circumstances continue to prevent them from reuniting? ...

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