Annotated Persuasion
From David Shapard, the editor of the popular Annotated Pride and Prejudice comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen’s Persuasion that makes the beloved novel an even more satisfying and fulfilling read. Here is the complete text of Persuasion with hundreds of annotations on facing pages, including:
● Explanations of historical context
● Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings
● Definitions and clarifications
● Literary comments and analysis
● Plentiful maps and illustrations
● An introduction, a bibliography, and a detailed chronology of events
Packed
with all kinds of illuminating information—from what Bath and Lyme
looked like at the time to how “bathing machines” at seaside resorts
were used to how Wentworth could have made a fortune from the
Napoleonic Wars—David M. Shapard’s delightfully entertaining edition
brings Austen’s novel of second chances vividly to life.
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