Persuasion
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Persuasion is the act of influencing a person's beliefs, attitudes, intentions, motivations, or behavior. Research on persuasion and its affects is of interest to many fields, and is a frequent topic
Persuasion, novel by Jane Austen, illustrated by C. E. Brock. For Sir Walter Elliot, baronet, the hints of Mr Shepherd, his agent, were quite unwelcome...
'The art of persuasion'— returning from a ball in India from "The Graphic", 1890
Persuasion (novel)
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Persuasion is the last novel completed by the English author Jane Austen. It was published on 20 December 1817, along with Northanger Abbey, six months after her death, although the title page is date
Persuasion
…Persuasion, novel by Jane Austen, illustrated by C. E. Brock. For Sir Walter Elliot, baronet, the hints of Mr Shepherd, his agent, were quite unwelcome... Persuasion…
Title page of the original 1818 edition
An illustration by Hugh Thomson of a moment in chapter three, when Sir Walter regards Admiral Baldwin and asks Sir Basil Morley, "In the name of heaven, who is that old fellow?"
Elliot and Musgrove family trees in Persuasion
Cassandra Austen Jane Austen hires