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- Author: Jane Austen
- Genre: Romance novel
- Publication Date: 1818
- Publisher: Penguin Classics
- Pages: 272
- ISBN 0141439688
- Adaptations: Persuasion Movie mini series, TV movie
- Narrator: Third-person omniscient
- Setting: Bath, England; Lyme Regis, Uppercross Cottage
- Austen's last completed novel
- First published with Northanger Abbey in one volume
- The Elliots believed to have been Austen's choice of title
- Titled Persuasion by Jane's sister after her death
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Jane Austen's last completed novel Persuasion, was released in 1918. Although, the novel was finished in 1916, Austen died in 1917 before its publication.
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Plot Synopsis
Jane Austen's Persuasion is a romantic narrative about a woman's regret over having been persuaded to reject the man she loved because of his lack of status.Upon his return to England eight years later, she discovers he is now wealthy, but his interests lie with her younger neighbor.
Critical Reception
"Tender, almost grave, Persuasion offers a glimpse into Jane Austen's own heart while it magnificently displays the full maturity of her literary power." - Powell Books"On the most basic level Persuasion is a love story, both interesting and entertaining." - Penguin Classics
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Persuasion Author Information
- Mahalo Guide to Jane Austen
- Jane Austen Centre Bath UK England
- Jane Austen Organization: The Republic of Pemberley
- Wikipedia: Jane Austen
- Books and Writers: Jane Austen Biography
- Barnes & Noble: Meet the Writers: Jane Austen
- The Literature Network: Jane Austen Profile and Forum
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Não parece que alguns publicitários que aparacem no AD PERSUASION falam mal do trabalho dos outros por pura inveja??
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Frank Sinatra "Hidden Persuasion". That is all.
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Adamant: impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason; "He is adamant in his refusal to change his mind".
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