Persuasion is a powerful portrait of female grief triumphantly overcome. Opening with its heroine lamenting the loss of love in a painful reversal of the courtship novel, it transforms by degrees into a rapturous romantic comedy. Explanatory endnotes illuminate cultural, historical and literary context, bringing Jane Austens world to life.Publisher: Cambridge University PressAuthor(s): Jane AustenIllustration(s): Worked examples or ExercisesNumber of pages: 288Collection: The Cambridge Jane AustenPublication date: 2025Dimensions: 209 x 133 x 18Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Janet (University of Cambridge) Todd