Persuasion

Author: Austen, Jane

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published on 7 November 2024 by PAN MACMILLAN (Macmillan Collectors Library) in the United Kingdom as part of the Macmillan Collectors Library series.

Hardback | 312 pages
100 x 158 x 19 | 178g

A dazzling pocket-sized special anniversary edition bound in real cloth with foiling, sprayed edges and a ribbon marker to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth. Part of a collectable series inspired by Jane Austen’s life and work.

Jane Austens most mature and wickedly satirical final novel, Persuasion follows the story of Anne Elliott, who as a teenager was engaged to a seemingly ideal man, Frederick Wentworth. But after being persuaded by her friend Lady Russell that he is too poor to be a suitable match, Anne ends their engagement. When they are reacquainted eight years later, their circumstances are transformed: Frederick is returning triumphantly from the Napoleonic War, while Annes fortunes are floundering. Will their past regrets prevent them from finding future happiness?With original illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson and bonus material about the design.