Austen Jane - Persuasion - Paperback

Binding: Paperback
Description: Introduction and Notes by Elaine Jordan Reader in Literature University of Essex. What does persuasion mean - a firm belief or the action of persuading someone to think something else? Anne Elliot is one of Austen's quietest heroines but also one of the strongest and the most open to change. She lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars a time of accident adventure the making of new fortunes and alliances. A woman of no importance she manoeuvres in her restricted circumstances as her long - time love Captain Wentworth did in the wars. Even though she is nearly thirty well past the sell - by bloom of youth Austen makes her win out for herself and for others like herself in a regenerated society.
Title: Persuasion
Author(s): Austen Jane
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Barcode: 9781853260568
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 6/5/1993
Series: Wordsworth Classics
(Editor: Carabine, Dr Keith (University of Kent at Canterbury))
Category: Classic Fiction