Anchor Books The Annotated Persuasion

Jane Austen needs no defense. This edition, with explanatory comments on every page, makes the whole novel much more accessible to modern readers.

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Anne Elliot is twenty-seven-years old and, at the time in which the novel is set (Regency England), is no longer considered a young woman, but one whose bloom is fading. Eight years earlier, we learn, Anne fell in love with a handsome naval captain, Frederick Wentworth, to whom she became engaged, but she was persuaded to break off the engagement by her close friend and advisor, Lady Russell, who cautioned Anne against a long engagement to a man without certainty of rank or fortune. Anne, however, has never quite recovered from giving up her naval captain, and when they meet again, she discovers he too has remained unmarried. Could this be the opportunity for a second chance for Anne? Possibly. However, Captain Wentworth seems to be interested in the young and lively Louisa Musgrove....A wonderful tale of missed opportunities where the author, who really needs no introduction, has written a story which explores the painful consequences of following seemingly good advice rather than the dictates of the heart. Set against the backdrop of fashionable society life in Bath and Lyme Regis and peopled with some finely drawn characters, this sensitively written story is a pleasure to read - however, one of the main purposes of this review is to mention this particular edition which has been annotated by David Shapard and which has the notes printed on the facing page of each page of text, along with pictures and diagrams of people and objects from the early 19th century. Of course if you are familiar with language and traditions from this period, you will not need this particular edition, but I bought a set of these annotated Jane Austen novels for a young teenaged relative of mine who has not been brought up in England and needed more explanation than is available in most editions. She is finding this edition particularly helpful and it has helped her to enjoy the story much more than she otherwise would have done.5 Stars.

E' l'edizione di riferimentoDisponibile in cartaceo ed in edizione Kindle, questa edizione della Anchor Books con le note di David M. Shapard (sì con la "A": S-H-A-P-A-R-D) è a mio avviso la migliore per i romanzi di Jane Austen. Pubblicati 5 romanzi in Kindle e cartaceo. A Febbraio 2016 sarà disponibile il sesto, Mansfield Park, in edizione Kindle. Forse per l'Estate 2016 sarà stampato il relativo cartaceo di Mansfield Park.Sense and sensibility potrebbe iniziare a scarseggiare in cartaceo, ma probabilmente è in preparazione una seconda edizione.La copertina è flessibile e la lingua è solo inglese.

While I have knowledge of the time period, I still learned a lot from the annotations. The book is printed with the text on the left page and the annotations on the right page.