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Persuasion
Jane Austen · 1817
Eight years after Anne Elliot is persuaded to refuse Captain Wentworth, her family finances bring her into his orbit again. As their circle moves from Somerset to Lyme Regis and Bath, Anne must navigate old loyalties, new attachments and the judgment of those around them.
Inside this edition
Every LitLab edition is illustrated from the text itself — the world of the book mapped, its people drawn, its scenes staged. 53 plates are open to everyone in this book; here are 8 of them.
SOUTHERN ENGLAND
BATH
The Elliot Family
The Elliot Family and the Kellynch Circle
Lady Dalrymple and Miss Carteret
Mrs Musgrove, Henrietta, Louisa and Captain Benwick
The BaronetageSir Walter turns to the family record as the future of Kellynch comes under pressure.
The Naval TenantMr Shepherd proposes a practical tenant while Sir Walter weighs the idea.
This edition
- Title
- Persuasion
- Author
- Jane Austen (1775–1817)
- First published
- 1817
- Illustrated plates
- 101 original artworks · 53 open to everyone
- Chapters
- 24 · about 83,415 words
- Reading time
- 5 h 34 min
- Language
- EN
- Formats
- Read online · EPUB and PDF download with a subscription
- Publisher
- LitLab — The Illustrated Classics
- On LitLab since
- September 2026
- Rights
- Text in the public domain. Illustrations and edition © LitLab.
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