Annotated Persuasion (Austen - paperback)

Author: Jane Austen

Editor: David M. Shapard

ISBN: 9780307390783

Binding: paperback

Section: Fiction

From 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. 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.