Persuasion

Persuasion is the final completed novel by Jane Austen, published posthumously following the Napoleonic Wars. Set in 1814, the story traces the life of Anne Elliot, a quiet and reflective young woman who once broke off an engagement with Captain Frederick Wentworth after being urged to do so by family advisers.

Years later, their paths cross again when Captain Wentworth's sister takes up the lease on Anne's family estate. As the former sweethearts navigate shared social circles, family expectations, and lingering misunderstandings, both must face old wounds and discover whether affection can endure after years apart.

Issued in the Oxford World's Classics series, this edition brings Austen's celebrated romance and sharp observation of English society to secondary school literature students, university scholars, and general readers of classic fiction.