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Persuasion is the last novel completed by the English author Jane Austen. It was published on 20 December 1817, along with Northanger Abbey, six months after her death, although the title page is dated 1818.
- Jane Austen
- 1818
Jul 15, 2022 · Anne Elliot, a modern woman with modern sensibilities, must choose between her past and her heart when she reunites with the dashing Wentworth. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read user and critic reviews of this Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen's classic novel.
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- Drama, Romance
- Carrie Cracknell
- 2022-07-15
Learn the meaning, synonyms, examples, and history of the word persuasion, which can refer to the act or process of convincing, the ability to persuade, the condition of being persuaded, or a system of religious beliefs. See also related phrases and entries near persuasion.
Persuasion is a 2022 American historical romantic film based on Jane Austen's 1817 novel of the same name. It was directed by Carrie Cracknell from a screenplay by Ron Bass and Alice Victoria Winslow.
Jan 13, 2008 · A romantic drama about Anne Elliot, who rekindles her love with Captain Wentworth after eight years of rejection. The film stars Sally Hawkins, Alice Krige, and Rupert Penry-Jones, and is nominated for a BAFTA Award.
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- Action, Drama, Family
- Adrian Shergold
- 2008-01-13
In Persuasion, Austen’s irony feels more subdued but somehow more heightened for all its subtlety. The critique of British society that Austen routes through Anne’s social exclusion is sharp, exposing what lurks beneath social surfaces, the vacuous performance of class, and the tragedy of young women so full of life yet isolated, confined ...
Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love? Watch trailers & learn more.
