{"product_id":"persuasion-1","title":"Persuasion","description":"\u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e, by \u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e, is part of the \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBiographies of the authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eFootnotes and endnotes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eComments by other famous authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBibliographies for further reading\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIndices \u0026amp; Glossaries, when appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. \u003ci\u003eBarnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003c\/i\u003e pulls together a constellation of influences--biographical, historical, and literary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works. In her final novel, as in her earlier ones, \u003cb\u003eJane Austen\u003c\/b\u003e uses a love story to explore and gently satirize social pretensions and emotional confusion. \u003ci\u003ePersuasion\u003c\/i\u003e follows the romance of Anne Elliot and naval officer Frederick Wentworth. They were happily engaged until Anne’s friend, Lady Russell, persuaded her that Frederick was \"unworthy.” Now, eight years later, Frederick returns, a wealthy captain in the navy, while Anne’s family teeters on the edge of bankruptcy. They still love each other, but their past mistakes threaten to keep them apart. \u003cp\u003eAusten may seem to paint on a small canvas, but her characters contain the full range of human passion and moral complexity, and the author’s generous spirit renders them all with understanding, compassion, and humor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Ostrov Weisser\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor of English at Adelphi University, where she specializes in nineteenth-century literature and women’s studies. Weisser also wrote the introduction to the Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics edition of \u003ci\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 249\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barnes \u0026amp; Noble Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781593083588\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Austen, Jane","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £3.94","offer_id":48051754139825,"sku":"SB-1593083580-C3","price":3.94,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/1593083580.jpg?v=1792198700","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/persuasion-1","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}