Persuasion ~ Paperback ~ Jane Austen

Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot and Captain Frederick Wentworth. Besides the theme of persuasion, the novel evokes other topics, such as the Royal Navy, in which two of Jane Austen's brothers ultimately rose to the rank of admiral.Author BiographyJane Austen, an English novelist known for her works of romantic fiction, realism, and biting social commentary. Austen's novels, often set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature and an enviable reputation of historical importance among scholars and critics.