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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199535558
ISBN-139780199535552
eBay Product ID (ePID)66576088
Product Key Features
Edition2
Book TitlePersuasion
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2008
TopicPsychological, Classics, Contemporary Women, Literary, Romance / General
FeaturesNew Edition
GenreFiction
AuthorJane Austen, Deidre Shauna Lynch
Book SeriesOxford World's Classics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight7.1 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal823/.7
Edition DescriptionNew Edition
Table Of ContentContentsAcknowledgementsIntroductionNote on the TextSelect BibliographyA Chronology of Jane AustenPersuasionBiographical Notice of The AuthorPERSUASIONAppendix A: The Original Ending of PersuasionAppendix B: Rank And Social StatusAppendix C: DancingAppendix D: Austen And the NavyTextual NotesExplanatory Notes
Synopsis'She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older - the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning.'Anne Elliot seems to have given up on present happiness and has resigned herself to living off her memories. More than seven years earlier she complied with duty: persuaded to view the match as imprudent and improper, she broke off her engagement to a naval captain with neither fortune, ancestry, nor prospects. However, when peacetime arrives and brings the Navy home, and Anne encounters Captain Wentworth once more, she starts to believe in second chances.Persuasion celebrates romantic constancy in an era of turbulent change. Written as the Napoleonic Wars were ending, the novel examines how a woman can at once remain faithful to her past and still move forward into the future.Find the eBook on VitalSource.FeaturesOne of Austen's five major novels in a superb new editionThe standard Chapman/Kinsley text in a newly set typeface gives a more attractive appearanceThe new introduction examines the novel in its historical moment in the aftermath of the Battle of WaterlooThe new notes are fuller and bring out Austen's extensive knowledge of the Navy and the novel's topicalityNew chronology and bibliography provide up-to-date resources for further readingAppendices on social rank, dancing, and the navy, and the deleted chapter that was the original ending of PersuasionNew to this EditionIntroduction by Deidre Shauna LynchExplanatory Notes by Deidre Shauna LynchFuller three-column chronologyExpanded and updated BibliographyAppendices on social rank, dancing, the navyABOUT THE SERIESFor over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. ., Having been persuaded to view the match as imprudent, Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to a naval officer with no prospects. Seven years later, when they meet again, Anne has the chance to recover the happiness she had forgone. This new edition examines Persuasion against the background of the Napoleonic Wars and includes fuller notes and appendices on social rank, dancing, and the Navy., Persuasion celebrates romantic constancy in an era of turbulent change. Written as the Napoleonic Wars were ending, the novel examines how a woman can at once remain faithful to her past and still move forward into the future. Anne Elliot seems to have given up on present happiness and has resigned herself to living off her memories. More than seven years earlier she complied with duty: persuaded to view the match as imprudent and improper, she broke off her engagement to a naval captain with neither fortune, ancestry, nor prospects. However, when peacetime arrives and brings the Navy home, and Anne encounters Captain Wentworth once more, she starts to believe in second chances. Jane Austen's last completed novel features a heroine much older and wiser than her predecessors in earlier books, and presents a more intimate and sober tale of a love found long after such happiness had been deemed hopeless. This edition includes an appendix giving the original ending of Persuasion. About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
LC Classification NumberPR4034.P4 2008
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- 11. Feb. 2023
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Some annotations but still good shape...
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