Persuasion - Konemann Classics Author:Jane Austen Austen's last novel is the crowning achievement of her matchless career. Her heroine, Anne Elliot, a woman of integrity, breeding and great depth of emotion, stands in stark contrast to the brutality and hypocrisy of Regency England. Includes a new Introduction by Margaret Drabble, famed novelist and editor of The Oxford Companion to the Eng... more »lish Language.
Eight years ago, pretty Anne Eliot was persuaded to break off her engagement to impecunious Frederick Wentworth. Now he re-appears, rich and successful, and Anne is twenty-seven and still unmarried. In striving for their eventual reconciliation, Anne must overcome many hazards, not least of which is the affection that Frederick develops for Henrietta and Louisa, two lively young charmers.« less