Persuasion
Jane Austen's beloved and subtly subversive final novel of romantic tension and second chances. Now a motion picture from Netflix starring Dakota Johnson and Henry Golding, and a TikTok Book Club Pick.
At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. What happens when they encounter each other again is movingly told in Jane Austen's last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.
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At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot is no longer young and has few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she had been persuaded by her friend Lady Russell to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, a handsome naval captain with neither fortune nor rank. What happens when they encounter each other again is movingly told in Jane Austen's last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, but, above all, it is a love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Readers say *Persuasion* is a beautifully written, slow-burning romance appreciated for its relatable, deeply human characters—especially Anne Elliot....
Maybe it was the most melancholic Austen novel, as Virginia Woolf has mentioned occasionally. In my opinion, it is one of the most romantic ones, together with Pride and Prejudice. Enriquetta and Louisa seem to be quite similar to the two younger Bennet sisters.
I think Jane Austen shows here a more mature way of depiction, and is more direct toward the characters that have bad intentions.
The romantic story, through time, is interesting, because here we can see an old love story coming to life again thanks to a new encounter, which is lovely and different from other Austen novels.
The most of the secondary characters have "ugly personalities" in this novel, and I firmly believe that's all about Ana and Capt. Wentworth. The whole novel is a silent poem, between gaze and gaze. PS. Loved the references to Lord Byron and Sir Walter Scott!!!
Persuasion is no Pride and Prejudice. Although, there are a lot of similarities. I listened to the audiobook version of this for most of the middle chapters, but I had a hard time staying interested. The last two chapters finally pulled me in, and it was all worth it when I read those words, “I am half agony, half hope.” Gutted!
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Jane Austen’s ‘Persuasion’ is a perfectly wonderful romance for this time of year, the autumnal setting and sweet themes of second chance romance, friendship, and longings of the heart make for the perfect cozy read. Not as witty as some of her other books, Austen really creates a unique entry with ‘Persuasion.’ Anne Eliot is a mature, self composed, kindhearted heroine that makes this book one that I thoroughly enjoy coming back to over and over again.
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