Persuasion (Illustrated by C.E. Brock)

by Jane Austen

Overview

This Top Five Classics illustrated edition of Jane Austen's PERSUASION features:

• 30 full-color illustrations by Charles E. Brock
• an informative Introduction
• a detailed Biography and Bibliography

Originally published in December 1817, just five months after Jane Austen died at the age of 41, PERSUASION was her last completed novel. Released with Northanger Abbey as a four-volume set, its publication marked the first time Austen was acknowledged as the author of these and her previous four novels.

PERSUASION begins eight years after Anne Elliot's love affair was thwarted by her well-meaning mentor, Lady Russell. Now Anne must endure being thrust into company with her former fiancé, as he courts another, younger woman. PERSUASION is not only one of Austen's most popular novels, it is her most mature.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940158550713
Publisher:	Top Five Books
Publication date:	01/08/2018
Series:	Top Five Classics , #26
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	849,110
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English author known primarily for her six major novels set among the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Considered defining works of the Regency Era and counted among the best–loved classics of English literature, Austen's books include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. The latter two were published after her death. "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library." – Jane Austen

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1775

Date of Death:

July 18, 1817

Place of Birth:

Village of Steventon in Hampshire, England

Place of Death:

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Education:

Taught at home by her father