Jane Austen's Persuasion (Talking Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.11 (646 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1781960445 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 371 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
At only 19 years old, Anne develops a relationship with the young naval officer Frederick Wentworth and accepts his marriage proposal. The latter is incited by Anne’s supercilious father and elder sister who think that Wentworth is too poor to be a match for an Elliot. The story is set in the English city of Bath where the young protagonist, Anne Elliot, lives with her noble and conservative family in their Kellynch Hall estate. However, she is soon persuaded to leave him by her friend Lady Russell. By the end of the narrative, the couple is reunited in a highly romantic scene.. “How quick come the reasons for approving what we like.” Like most of her other novels, Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1818) is an exploration of human relations in a society governed by family bonds, materialism, social hypocrisy and the pressures of persuasion. Wentworth is now a well-off sea captain while Mr. Although Wentworth still bears the bitterness of being jilted by Anne, he gradually starts to regain confidence in her and to disco