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Persuasion

by Jane Austen, Janet Todd

This novel follows Anne Elliot as she navigates lost love, family snobbery, and her attraction to the rising class of self-made naval officers. This edition includes a surviving early draft transcript, prefaces, and explanatory notes that contextualise the work.

Accession 28720 ISBN 9781009432771 Publisher Cambridge University Press
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