May 7, 2009
Persuasion
Written by Jane Austen
"She had been forced into prudence in her youth, she learned romance as she grew older—the natural sequel of an unnatural beginning."
—page 30, chapter 4
Fun Facts
- Jane Austen contracted her final illness while writing Persuasion and would not live to see Persuasion or Northanger Abbey published.
- Because Jane died before it was published, her brother Henry Austen came up with the title and made sure to include a biographical sketch in each of her novels.
- Persuasion is often seen as a tribute to the self-made man because of the character of Captain Wentworth.
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