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Persuasion

Jane Austen

Persuasion

Paper book: €26.99

Digital: €6.99

Original publication
1817
Pages
638
Difficulty
Medium
Genres
Romance
Moods
Fall in love, Be moved to tears, Savour the writing
Translated from
English

Book summary

Eight years ago, on the advice of those close to her, Anne Elliot gave up marrying Frederick Wentworth, a young naval officer with no fortune. Now her father, ruined by his vanity, has to let the family estate. And Wentworth returns, now a captain, rich and much sought after. Anne sees him again and again, but nothing is ever said openly.

Jane Austen's last completed novel tells of a second chance at love, with the subtlety and irony that made her famous.

Its witty dialogue and endearing heroine make it an enjoyable read in the language you are learning.

The plot

Ένας αξιωματικός βοηθά σιωπηλά τη γυναίκα που τον άφησε. Η Ανν Έλιοτ φροντίζει τον μικρό ανιψιό της. Εκεί είναι κι ο πλοίαρχος Γουέντγουορθ: ο αξιωματικός του ναυτικού που εκείνη αρνήθηκε να παντρευτεί οκτώ χρόνια…

The world of the book

Η Αγγλία του 1814, μετά τον πόλεμο. Η ιστορία αρχίζει το 1814, όταν τελειώνει ο πόλεμος της Αγγλίας με τη Γαλλία του Ναπολέοντα. Οι αξιωματικοί του ναυτικού γυρίζουν σπίτι, συχνά πλουτισμένοι από τα εχθρικά πλοία που…

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