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Persuasion

Jane Austen · 1817 · Romance

83,000 words 4.0h at 350 WPM

Synopsis

Eight years ago, Anne Elliot was persuaded by everyone she trusted to reject a young naval officer she loved. Now he is back — decorated, successful, and unmarried — and she must figure out whether the clock can be wound back. Austen's last novel, and her most emotionally direct: not wit but ache.

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Jane AustenBritish · 1775–1817

Jane Austen (1775–1817) wrote five major novels that have never left print, defining the shape of the romantic comedy of manners for every generation since.

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