Persuasion
Readers rate it 4.1 (821 on Hardcover)
304 pages · Released Feb 11, 2004 · Oxford University Press, USA
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Persuasion is a classic Regency romance centered on second chances, personal growth, and genuine love. The novel contains minimal content concerns: no profanity, very modest romantic elements (emotional rather than physical), and only background references to Napoleonic warfare. Austen's wit, nuanced character development, and exploration of family dynamics, social constraints, and individual agency offer strong positive messages about integrity, resilience, and authentic connection.
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Persuasion tells the love story of Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth, whose sister rents Miss Elliot's father's house, after the Napoleonic Wars come to an end. The story is set in 1814. The book itself is Jane Austen's last published book, published posthumously in December of 1818. Persuasion tells the love story of Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth, whose sister rents Miss Elliot's father's house, after the Napoleonic Wars come to an end. The story is set in 1814. The book itself is Jane Austen's last published book, published posthumously in December of 1818.
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- Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency
- Love stories, English
- Moški in ženske
- V leposlovju
- Medosebni odnosi
- Družbene razmere
- Social life and customs
- Rejection (Psychology)
- Officers
- Great Britain. Royal Navy
- Great Britain
- Manners and customs
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ISBN 9780192802637 · Oxford University Press, USA