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Persuasion

Jane Austen

Published1789
Pages244
Open Library4.2 / 5
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Excerpt

Persuasion tells the love story of Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth, whose sister rents Miss Elliot's father's house, after the Napoleonic Wars come to an end. The story is set in 1814. The book itself is Jane Austen's last published book, published posthumously in December of 1818.

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  • United Kingdom

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Subjects

  • Fiction, Romance, Historical, Regency
  • Love stories, English
  • Moški in ženske
  • V leposlovju
  • Medosebni odnosi
  • Družbene razmere
  • Social life and customs
  • Rejection (Psychology)
  • Officers
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy

People

  • Anne Elliot
  • Captain Frederick Wentworth

Times & places

  • Regency Era
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Oct 6, 2026

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