Persuasion
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Published:
London ; New York : Penguin Books, 2003.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xxxvii, 250 pages ; 20 cm.
Lexile measure:
1120L
Rating:
1120L
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"Published one year after its author's death in 1818, "Persuasion is Jane Austen's last completed novel. On its most basic level, the book is a love story. On another level, it is a deft exploration of human foibles and social flux. Twenty-seven-year-old Anne Elliot is Austen's most adult heroine. Eight years before the story proper begins, she is happily betrothed to a navel officer, Frederick Wentworth, but she precipitously breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is "unworthy." The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. When later Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain, he finds Anne's family on the brink of financial ruin and his own sister a tenant in Kellynch Hall, the Elliot estate. All the tension of the novel revolves around one question: Wiil Anne and Wentworth be reunited in their love? Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting "on a little bit of ivory, 2 inches square." Readers of "Persuasion" will discover that neither her skill for delicate, ironic observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp-focus lens to English manners and morals has deserted her in her final finished work."--Jacket.

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Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
0141439688
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 12, 19 Points
Lexile measure:
1120

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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxv]).
Target Audience
1120L,Lexile
Study Program Information
Accelerated Reader,UG,12.0,19,50678

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APA Citation (style guide)

Austen, J., & Beer, G. (2003). Persuasion. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Gillian. Beer. 2003. Persuasion. Penguin Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 and Gillian. Beer, Persuasion. Penguin Books, 2003.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Austen, Jane, and Gillian Beer. Persuasion. Penguin Books, 2003.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.

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