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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

一位軍官默默幫助曾離開他的女子。安妮·艾略特正在照顧年幼的外甥。溫特沃斯上校也在場:八年前,她放棄了與這位海軍軍官的婚約。外甥的弟弟爬上安妮的背,怎麼也不肯下來。

The world of the book

1814年,戰後的英國。故事始於1814年,英國與拿破崙統治下法國的戰爭即將結束。海軍軍官們紛紛返鄉,不少人靠俘獲的敵艦發了財。安妮的父親華特·艾略特爵士揮霍過度,只好把大宅租給一位海軍將領,搬到時髦的城市巴斯居住。

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