Persuasion (2007 film)
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Persuasion is a 2007 British historical romance television film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1817 novel Persuasion. It was directed by Adrian Shergold, and the screenplay was written by Simon Burke. Sa
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Rupert Penry-Jones and Sally Hawkins during filming
Hawkins in Bath during location shooting, 2006
The Cobb harbour wall at Lyme
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 (2007 film)
…Persuasion is a 2007 British historical romance television film adaptation of Jane Austen's 1817 novel Persuasion. It was directed by Adrian Shergold, and the screenplay was written by Simon Burke. Sally Hawkins stars as the protagonist Anne Elliot, while Rupert…
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