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Persuasion

by Jane Austen

A young woman meets again with a lover whose marriage proposal she had been persuaded to reject several years ago.

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First published
1817
Length
83,327 words
Reading time
About 5 hr 48 min
Language
English (UK)

About the book

Anne Elliot is the under-valued daughter of a vain and improvident English baronet, Sir Walter Elliot. Some years previously, at the urging of a family friend, Anne had rejected a marriage proposal from a young but impoverished naval captain. When she unexpectedly encounters him again, she is filled with regrets.

Persuasion was published in 1817, six months after Jane Austen’s death, and is the last novel she completed in full. It was well-regarded on publication and has been turned into several television series and movies.

First published 1817; the Read4Max reading text contains approximately 83,327 words arranged in 24 navigable sections.

About the author

Jane Austen

Jane Austen (1775–1817) is described by Wikidata as English novelist (1775–1817), with citizenship or national association recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Recorded occupations include writer, short story writer, novelist, and satirical novelist. Languages recorded for Jane Austen include English. The structured record associates Jane Austen with literary realism. Wikidata lists Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey among Jane Austen's notable works. Open Library identifies Pride and Prejudice as a leading work in its author record. Open Library catalogs 2217 works under this author record. The Read4Max catalog currently includes Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Pride and Prejudice, and Sense and Sensibility under Jane Austen's authorship.

1775–1817

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Themes and ideas

  • England
  • Psychological fiction
  • Young women
  • Motherless families
  • Rejection (Psychology)
  • First loves
  • Dysfunctional families
  • Ship captains

Table of contents

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  1. I
  2. II
  3. III
  4. IV
  5. V
  6. VI
  7. VII
  8. VIII
  9. IX
  10. X
  11. XI
  12. XII
  13. XIII
  14. XIV
  15. XV
  16. XVI
  17. XVII
  18. XVIII
  19. XIX
  20. XX
  21. XXI
  22. XXII
  23. XXIII
  24. XXIV
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