Persuasion / Jane Austen; with a memoir of Jane Austen by J. E. Austen-Leigh; edited with an introduction by D. W. Harding

Austen, Jane (1775-1817)
Persuasion / Jane Austen; with a memoir of Jane Austen by J. E. Austen-Leigh; edited with an introduction by D. W. Harding [A]. -- London : Penguin Books, 1985. -- Penguin classics

Anne Elliot, heroine of Austen's last novel, did something we can all relate to: Long ago, she let the love of her life get away. In this case, she had allowed herself to be persuaded by a trusted family friend that the young man she loved wasn't an adequate match, social stationwise, and that Anne could do better.
ISBN: 0140430059

1. YOUNG WOMEN -- FICTION; 2. REJECTION (PSYCHOLOGY) -- FICTION; 3. MOTHERLESS FAMILIES -- FICTION; 4. SHIP CAPTAINS -- FICTION; 5. ENGLAND -- FICTION; 6. ENGLISH LITERATURE; 7. NOVELS; 8. PSYCHOLOGICAL FICTION; 9. LOVE STORIES I. Austen-Leigh, J. E. II. Harding, D. W.

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