Persuasion was written in 1815-1816, while Jane Austen was suffering from her fatal illness. She was still working on some revisions at the time of her death in 1817. The novel was published posthumously by her brother, Henry Austen.

Persuasion is a novel of second chances, expectations of society, and the constancy of love. This version of the text is housed here at Austen.com.

Home Page of UMD's Austen Texts

All six novels are available here, with Emma, Mansfield Park, and Northanger Abbey available in condensed zip files. For readers, this site goes far beyond Austen. The Reading Room has many books by many authors available on-line.

Emma
Mansfield Park
Northanger Abbey
Persuasion
Pride and Prejudice
Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen Information Page

In addition to the novels or links to the novels, this site has Juvenilia, some of Jane Austen's letters, as well as biographical information and much more.

Pride and Prejudice

Juvenilia:

Love and Friendship
The Three Sisters
Frederic and Elfreda
Jack and Alice
Henry and Eliza
Parts of Lesley Castle

Lady Susan

Jane Austen E-Texts Home Page

This site contains some of Jane Austen's Juvenilia and poetry, some of her letters, as well as two published biographies and criticisms of Jane Austen.

Juvenilia Main Page

History of England

Poetry

Criticism and Biographies of Jane Austen

Emma
Pride and Prejudice
Persuasion
Northanger Abbey

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