Persuasion - Austen, Jane
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Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death. The story concerns Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt, at the same time as the wars come to an end, putting sailors on shore. They rent their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife's brother, Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne in 1806, and now they meet again, both single and unattached, after no contact in more than seven years. This sets the scene for many…mehr

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Persuasion is the last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death. The story concerns Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt, at the same time as the wars come to an end, putting sailors on shore. They rent their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife's brother, Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne in 1806, and now they meet again, both single and unattached, after no contact in more than seven years. This sets the scene for many humorous encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne Elliot in her second "bloom". The novel was well-received in the early 19th century. Greater fame came later in the century, continued in the 20th century, and through to the 21st century. Much scholarly debate on Austen's work has since been published. Anne Elliot is noteworthy among Jane Austen's heroines for
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Jane Austen (1775-1817) foi uma romancista inglesa conhecida pela sua perspicácia, visão aguçada da natureza humana e retrato intemporal do amor, da sociedade e da classe. Escreveu seis grandes romances, incluindo Sentido e Sensibilidade, Emma e Orgulho e Preconceito, que cativaram os leitores durante mais de dois séculos. As suas obras são célebres pelas suas observações astutas das estruturas sociais do seu tempo e pelas suas complexas protagonistas femininas. Os romances de Austen permanecem entre os mais amados e lidos da língua inglesa.
Jane Austen
Jane Austen, gemalt von ihrer Schwester Cassandra, Ausschnitt