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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

En offiser hjelper i stillhet kvinnen som forlot ham. Anne Elliot steller den lille nevøen sin. Kaptein Wentworth er også der: sjøoffiseren hun ga opp å gifte seg med åtte år tidligere. Barnets lillebror klatrer opp på…

The world of the book

England i 1814, etter krigen. Historien begynner i 1814, når Englands krig mot Napoleons Frankrike tar slutt. Sjøoffiserene vender hjem, ofte rike på fiendtlige skip de har kapret. Annes far, Sir Walter Elliot, har…

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