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Persuasion

Jane Austen (1775–1817)

Eight years after being persuaded to break off her engagement to Frederick Wentworth, Anne Elliot meets him again.

First published 1817 · 24 chapters · about 83,000 words · England

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Public domain. First published 1817; every creator of the text and cover art died by 1840 (Jane Austen, author, d. 1817; Caspar David Friedrich, cover painting, d. 1840). Public domain in the United States (published before 1931) and in countries whose copyright term is life plus 70 years or less, including Canada, the United Kingdom, the European Union and Nigeria. Text and cover from Standard Ebooks, whose own work is dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0).

Rights checked 2026-10-23. Source: Standard Ebooks. Edition prepared by Standard Ebooks and dedicated to the public domain (CC0 1.0). Cover: painting by Caspar David Friedrich (d. 1840), public domain.

A public-domain work by a historical author. Jane Austen is not a contributor to The Insight Docket, and this book is not part of any contributor's readership or earnings.

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