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Novel · 1817

Persuasion

Jane Austen

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Novel · 1817 · English · Romantic

Persuasion

Jane Austen

A woman of twenty-seven meets the man she was persuaded to refuse.

RomanceRegretConstancyAutumn

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Austen's autumnal novel; Wentworth's letter is the most emotionally exposed page she ever wrote.

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