Persuasion ; & Lady Susan
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Las Vegas, Nevada : Montlake Romance, 2012.
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9781612184142, 1612184146
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Published
Las Vegas, Nevada : Montlake Romance, 2012.
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Book
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307 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
ISBN
9781612184142, 1612184146

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Twenty-seven-year-old Anne Elliot is Austen's most adult heroine. Eight years before the story proper begins, she is happily betrothed to a navel officer, Frederick Wentworth, but she precipitously breaks off the engagement when persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that such a match is "unworthy." The breakup produces in Anne a deep and long-lasting regret. When later Wentworth returns from sea a rich and successful captain, he finds Anne's family on the brink of financial ruin and his own sister a tenant in Kellynch Hall, the Elliot estate. All the tension of the novel revolves around one question: Wiil Anne and Wentworth be reunited in their love? Jane Austen once compared her writing to painting "on a little bit of ivory, 2 inches square." Readers of "Persuasion" will discover that neither her skill for delicate, ironic observations on social custom, love, and marriage nor her ability to apply a sharp-focus lens to English manners and morals has deserted her in her final finished work.
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Flirtatious and recently widowed, Lady Susan Vernon seeks a new and advantageous marriage for herself, and at the same time attempts to push her daughter into marriage with a man she detests. The plot unfolds through letters exchanged among Lady Susan, her family, friends, and enemies

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Austen, J., Oakley, J., & Danielson, J. (2012). Persuasion ; & Lady Susan (2012 Heirloom Collection edition.). Montlake Romance.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, Jacqui. Oakley and Julie. Danielson. 2012. Persuasion ; & Lady Susan. Montlake Romance.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Austen, Jane, 1775-1817, Jacqui. Oakley and Julie. Danielson. Persuasion ; & Lady Susan Montlake Romance, 2012.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Austen, Jane, Jacqui Oakley, and Julie Danielson. Persuasion ; & Lady Susan 2012 Heirloom Collection edition., Montlake Romance, 2012.

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