The Penguin English Library Edition of Persuasion by Jane Austen 'Her
attachment and regrets had, for a long time, clouded every enjoyment of
youth; and an early loss of bloom and spirits had been their lasting
effect' Persuasion, Jane Austen's last novel, is a moving, masterly and
elegiac love story tinged with the heartache of missed opportunities. It
tells the story of Anne Elliot, who, persuaded to break off her engagement
to the man she loved because he was not successful enough, has never
forgotten him. When he returns, he brings with him a tantalizing second
chance of happiness ... The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the
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