Jane Austen: Persuasion

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Persuasion: Victorian-Era Romance. Anne Elliot is living under the spectre of regret. Many years ago, she was convinced to break off an engagement to a penniless Mr. Wentworth. Now, he has returned as the rich and successful Captain Wentworth, hero of the Napoleonic War. How will Anne bear seeing him be the admirer of a young and beautiful relative? Will her quiet and shy nature deny her a second chance at love? (Fiction, 1818, 223 pages)