The #AnHistorianReads book club is starting another classic book, just in time for the summer! We’ve read Emily of New Moon, Northanger Abbey, Cranford, and more. And we return back to the beloved Jane Austen for her last fully completed novel. With Sanditon renewed for second and third seasons, we have all the more reason to head back into the world of Austen. If you are interested in Persuasion, keep reading…
The #AnHistorianReads Book Club
My book club is open to anyone who wants to join- we are a welcoming group, and no book club or previous Persuasion reading necessary. We read 3 chapters a week with the new discussion post going up on Saturday (you can respond at any point during the week). We will be starting Persuasion on Saturday, 26 June 2021. You can find the group here if you would to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/429294487548846!
Persuasion, Jane Austen
Anne Elliot, at the age of nineteen, falls in love with Frederick Wentworth, a young man with no connections and only himself to recommend him. Persuaded by her great friend Lady Russell to break off their engagement Anne has ample opportunity to regret her decision.
Some years later, her father Sir Walter Elliot finds himself financially embarrassed and is forced to let the family home, Kellynch-hall. The new tenants prove to be Admiral and Mrs Croft, brother-in-law and sister to Wentworth, who has prospered and is now a captain. Although he and Anne are thrown into each other’s company he still feels bitterness at her rejection. He becomes entangled with Louisa Musgrove while Anne receives the attentions of William Elliot, her cousin. Once again it seems as though happiness is about to elude them…
Persuasion, Jane Austen’s last finished novel, is a brilliant satire and evocation of polite society, full of sharp perceptions on people and personal relations, especially love, and a celebration of the finer values in life.
Will you be reading Persuasion with us?
Cheers,
The Historian
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