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Title: Persuasion
Note: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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Summary: "Persuasion" by Jane Austen is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers around Anne Elliot, a woman in her late twenties who reflects on her past relationship with Captain Frederick Wentworth, a naval officer whose ambitions and success in life were thwarted when Anne was persuaded to reject him years earlier. The narrative explores themes of love, regret, and societal expectations as Anne navigates the complexities of family expectations, social standing, and her own heart. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Sir Walter Elliot, a vain baronet whose financial troubles lead him and his daughters to consider moving from their family estate, Kellynch Hall. The opening chapters detail Sir Walter's superficiality and the self-importance he places on societal status, while presenting the dynamics within his family, particularly focusing on his daughters—especially Anne, who has been overlooked by her father in favor of her more socially advantageous sister, Elizabeth. As the story unfolds, it sets the stage for Anne's internal struggles and the reemergence of Captain Wentworth in her life, prompting reflections on past choices and the possibilities for future happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Translator: Letorsay, Madame
EBook No.: 36777
Published: Jul 20, 2011
Downloads: 142
Language: French
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Motherless families -- Fiction
Subject: Rejection (Psychology) -- Fiction
Subject: First loves -- Fiction
Subject: Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Subject: Ship captains -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Regency fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Persuasion
Note: Reading ease score: 72.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits:
Produced by Claudine Corbasson and the Online Distributed
Proofreading Team at http:
//www.pgdp.net
(This file was
produced from images generously made available by the
Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at
http:
//gallica.bnf.fr)
Summary: "Persuasion" by Jane Austen is a novel written in the early 19th century. The story centers around Anne Elliot, a woman in her late twenties who reflects on her past relationship with Captain Frederick Wentworth, a naval officer whose ambitions and success in life were thwarted when Anne was persuaded to reject him years earlier. The narrative explores themes of love, regret, and societal expectations as Anne navigates the complexities of family expectations, social standing, and her own heart. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Sir Walter Elliot, a vain baronet whose financial troubles lead him and his daughters to consider moving from their family estate, Kellynch Hall. The opening chapters detail Sir Walter's superficiality and the self-importance he places on societal status, while presenting the dynamics within his family, particularly focusing on his daughters—especially Anne, who has been overlooked by her father in favor of her more socially advantageous sister, Elizabeth. As the story unfolds, it sets the stage for Anne's internal struggles and the reemergence of Captain Wentworth in her life, prompting reflections on past choices and the possibilities for future happiness. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817
Translator: Letorsay, Madame
EBook No.: 36777
Published: Jul 20, 2011
Downloads: 142
Language: French
Subject: England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction
Subject: Psychological fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: Motherless families -- Fiction
Subject: Rejection (Psychology) -- Fiction
Subject: First loves -- Fiction
Subject: Dysfunctional families -- Fiction
Subject: Ship captains -- Fiction
Subject: Love stories
Subject: Regency fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.