--- product_id: 55246646 title: "Persuasion: Jane Austen (Penguin Classics)" price: "255 kr" currency: NOK in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.no/products/55246646-persuasion-jane-austen-penguin-classics store_origin: NO region: Norway --- # Timeless Themes of Love & Second Chances Set in Iconic Lyme Regis & Bath Classic Regency Romance Persuasion: Jane Austen (Penguin Classics) **Price:** 255 kr **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 📖 Rediscover love, loss, and belonging in Austen’s unforgettable final novel. ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Persuasion: Jane Austen (Penguin Classics) - **How much does it cost?** 255 kr with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.no](https://www.desertcart.no/products/55246646-persuasion-jane-austen-penguin-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Rich Social Satire & Emotional Nuance:** Dive into a brilliant critique of vanity wrapped in tender storytelling. - • **Critically Acclaimed & Beloved Classic:** Join thousands who rate this timeless novel 4.4 stars and counting. - • **Iconic Settings That Spark Imagination:** Travel through the fashionable worlds of Lyme Regis and Bath with every page. - • **Enduring Characters Who Defy Convention:** Connect with Anne’s unique spirit and Captain Wentworth’s unwavering love. - • **Austen’s Masterpiece of Mature Romance:** Experience the emotional depth of Anne Elliot’s second chance at love. ## Overview Persuasion by Jane Austen is a celebrated Regency-era classic that explores themes of missed opportunities and enduring love through the story of Anne Elliot and Captain Wentworth. Set against the elegant backdrops of Lyme Regis and Bath, this novel combines sharp social satire with a deeply emotional narrative. With a strong following and high customer ratings, it remains a must-read for lovers of literary fiction and historical romance. ## Description 'In Persuasion , Jane Austen is beginning to discover that the world is larger, more mysterious, and more romantic than she had supposed' Virginia Woolf Jane Austen's moving late novel of missed opportunities and second chances centres on Anne Elliot, no longer young and with few romantic prospects. Eight years earlier, she was persuaded by others to break off her engagement to poor, handsome naval captain Frederick Wentworth. What happens when they meet again is movingly told in Austen's last completed novel. Set in the fashionable societies of Lyme Regis and Bath, Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension, and a mature, tender love story tinged with heartache. Edited with an Introduction by Gillian Beer Review: Fantastic condition - Really Good quality Review: The best Austen - This is my favourite Austen. Anne is my favourite heroine and Captain Wentworth is my favourite hero, achingly melancholy apart and utterly perfect together. I have read this book many, many times and I don't think I have ever got through it dry-eyed. I think the strength of Austen's female characters is that they are slightly apart, a little ostracised in social situations because of their uniqueness. They have spirit and opinions that most people don't understand and therefore derise as weaknesses. They are lonely, and that is a feeling that I think most women from any century are able to identify with. What endears me especially to Anne is that this loneliness and alienation is concentrated in her, more pronounced that in Emma Woodhouse or Elizabeth Bennett. Anne is good and mild and sweet, introspective and private. She is slowly losing her bloom but still managing to avoid bitterness. And rather than compromising her personality to fit in with her father and sisters, to seek some of the companionship and affection she is so starved of, she has the strength to stick to her beliefs and not change her values. And in the end it is clear that Captain Wentworth finds no equal to Anne anywhere - He loves her so constantly not in spite of her differences, but because of them. This is what I believe is the key to Austen's timeless success. We all want to believe that is how we find love and belonging- Not despite our perceived weirdnesses and quirks, but because of them. Believing that removes all pressure to change - And what a liberating feeling that is! ## Features - LONGMAN ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 5,603 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 4 in Regency Historical Romance (Books) 444 in Fiction Classics (Books) 1,532 in Literary Fiction (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 1,923 Reviews | ## Images ![Persuasion: Jane Austen (Penguin Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71RcK8rfA4L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic condition *by M***W on 5 May 2026* Really Good quality ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best Austen *by B***1 on 13 February 2011* This is my favourite Austen. Anne is my favourite heroine and Captain Wentworth is my favourite hero, achingly melancholy apart and utterly perfect together. I have read this book many, many times and I don't think I have ever got through it dry-eyed. I think the strength of Austen's female characters is that they are slightly apart, a little ostracised in social situations because of their uniqueness. They have spirit and opinions that most people don't understand and therefore derise as weaknesses. They are lonely, and that is a feeling that I think most women from any century are able to identify with. What endears me especially to Anne is that this loneliness and alienation is concentrated in her, more pronounced that in Emma Woodhouse or Elizabeth Bennett. Anne is good and mild and sweet, introspective and private. She is slowly losing her bloom but still managing to avoid bitterness. And rather than compromising her personality to fit in with her father and sisters, to seek some of the companionship and affection she is so starved of, she has the strength to stick to her beliefs and not change her values. And in the end it is clear that Captain Wentworth finds no equal to Anne anywhere - He loves her so constantly not in spite of her differences, but because of them. This is what I believe is the key to Austen's timeless success. We all want to believe that is how we find love and belonging- Not despite our perceived weirdnesses and quirks, but because of them. Believing that removes all pressure to change - And what a liberating feeling that is! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ A moving love story *by J***E on 19 November 2011* This is only the second Jane Austen book I have read, having read Pride and Prejudice some time ago. It took me a little while to get into it. The early chapters feel like they get bogged down in bringing us up to date with the back story. However it's worth persevering as the book gets much easier to read as it develops. Jane Austen's observations on society of that time and the way that she captures the feelings of the protagonists feel so fresh and modern that at times it is hard to believe that the book was written almost 200 years ago. The heroine is Anne Elliott, the middle daughter of Sir Walter Elliott: a vain and snobbish man who has been living beyond his means for some time. For financial reasons he decides to rent out his family home, Kellynch Hall, and moves to Bath with his oldest daughter who shares his obsession with status and appearances. Anne goes to stay for a time with her younger sister, Mary, who is married and lives nearby. Anne is easily the most likeable of the three girls, but is still single at the age of 27. Several years ago she met the love of her life, Captain Wentworth, but she was "persuaded" by her friends and family that he was not an appropriate match for her. She has never forgotten him. As it happens, Captain Wentworth comes back into her life, as it is his sister who has hired Kellynch Hall. However he appears to no longer have any interest in Anne and spends his time with the daughters of Mary's husband's family. In the meantime a new suitor has come into Anne's life, being her father's probable heir. He is pleasant and polite and certainly a good catch - but she finds it hard to let her feelings for Captain Wentworth go. When she finally realises who she is meant to be with, the book feels as alive and the romance as intense as any chicklit novel you might read today. ## Frequently Bought Together - Persuasion (Penguin Classics) - Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) - Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.no/products/55246646-persuasion-jane-austen-penguin-classics](https://www.desertcart.no/products/55246646-persuasion-jane-austen-penguin-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart Norway* *Store origin: NO* *Last updated: 2026-09-16*