Persuasion
(Book)
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Published:
New York : Barnes & Noble Classics, 2005, c2003.
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xxxviii, 249 pages ; 18 cm.
Lexile measure:
1120L
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Description
"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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Middlefield/Coe Adult Collection
FIC CLA AUSTEN
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Norwich/Otis Adult Fiction
F AUSTEN c. 3
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Language:
English
ISBN:
1593083580, 9781593083588
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 12, 19 Points
Level 12, 19 Points
Lexile measure:
1120
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-249).
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APA Citation (style guide)
Austen, J., Weisser, S. O., & Stade, G. (20052003). Persuasion. New York, Barnes & Noble Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, Susan Ostrov. Weisser and George. Stade. 20052003. Persuasion. New York, Barnes & Noble Classics.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, Susan Ostrov. Weisser and George. Stade, Persuasion. New York, Barnes & Noble Classics, 20052003.
MLA Citation (style guide)Austen, Jane, et al. Persuasion. New York, Barnes & Noble Classics, 20052003.
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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