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Persuasion

by Jane Austen (1817)

About this book

Eight years after being persuaded to break off her engagement to poor naval officer Frederick Wentworth, Anne Elliot meets him again—now a wealthy, decorated captain who seems indifferent to the only woman he ever loved.

Setting / LocationBath & Lyme Regis, England
Story EraRegency & Historical
Protagonist / CoreAnne Elliot & Captain Frederick Wentworth

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