ISBN: 9780140430059

In her final novel, as in her earlier ones, Jane Austen uses a love story to explore and gently satirize social pretensions and emotional confusion. Persuasion follows the romance of Anne… Mehr…

In her final novel, as in her earlier ones, Jane Austen uses a love story to explore and gently satirize social pretensions and emotional confusion. Persuasion follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne's friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was "unworthy." Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne's family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart. Austen may seem to paint on a small canvas, but her characters contain the full range of human passion and moral complexity, and the author's generous spirit renders them all with understanding, compassion, and humor. Media > Book, [PU: Penguin Books]<

1985, ISBN: 9780140430059

In Persuasion, her last novel, Jane Austen reveals her most mature dissection of people, place and social setting.Like the earlier works Persuasion is a tale of love and marriage, told wi… Mehr…

In Persuasion, her last novel, Jane Austen reveals her most mature dissection of people, place and social setting.Like the earlier works Persuasion is a tale of love and marriage, told with the irony, insight and just evaluation of human conduct which sets her novels apart. But the heroine - like the author - is more mature; the tone of the writing is more sombre. Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth have met and separated years before. Their reunion forces a recognition of the false values that drove them apart. The characters who embody those values are the subjects of some of the most withering satire that Jane Austen ever wrote., Penguin Classics, 1985, 0<

1973, ISBN: 9780140430059

Penguin Classics, 1973. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Ima… Mehr…

Penguin Classics, 1973. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,250grams, ISBN:0140430059, Penguin Classics, 1973, 0<

1978, ISBN: 9780140430059

Penguin Books, London, 1978. Soft cover. Book Condition: Good. Light reading wear. Very clean interior.., 0