This was Austen's final work, and many Austen fans cite it as their favorite. Then, Frederick Wentworth comes back as Captain Wentworth, a rich, eligible bachelor now being pursued by half the ladies in Bath.Īnne, of course, is still in love with F.W. Her father, a vain, spendthrift snob, ignores her wise advice about cutting back on expenses, even though she's clearly the most sensible member of the family. Her sisters treat her like furniture, assuming that as an unmarried and probably never-to-be married woman, she has nothing better to do than watch their kids while they go off to parties. Wentworth went off heartbroken and joined the navy.Īnne, at the highly perishable age of 27, is now facing imminent spinsterhood. Despite their being very much in love, Anne was persuaded against the marriage by Lady Russell, a family friend. Seven years ago, Anne Elliot received an offer of marriage from a young man named Frederick Wentworth. But events conspire to unravel the knots of deceit and misunderstanding in this beguiling and gently comic story of love and fidelity. Available for free on Project Gutenberg.Īnne Elliot has grieved for seven years over the loss of her first love, Captain Frederick Wentworth. For anyone who loves Jane Austen or still cherishes the joy of letter writing, this book deepens the experience of a favorite story in an entirely new way.Originally published in 1817, 236 pages. As you read the novel, you will find pockets throughout containing replicas of thirteen items from the story, re-created with exquisite calligraphy and painstaking attention to historical detail.
This deluxe edition brings all of this and more to life. Anne's snobbish father obsesses over a written history of their noble family, and a page from the Bath Chronicle reveals the elaborate social scene of the town where the lovers are finally reunited. Throughout the story, letters, newspapers, maps, and other paper ephemera reveal the characters' deepest motivations and shape their destinies. It is the jewel at the heart of PERSUASION, Jane Austen's captivating story of second chances and enduring love. Captain Wentworth's letter to Anne Elliot remains one of the literature's most unforgettable confessions.
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