Persuasion — Jane Austen | Coleman’s Notes A Level Student Guide
Study Jane Austen’s Persuasion with confidence.
At twenty-seven, Anne Elliot has lived for eight years with the consequences of one life-changing decision. Persuaded by the trusted Lady Russell to end her engagement to the young naval officer Frederick Wentworth, Anne believed she was acting prudently.
Now Wentworth has returned — successful, wealthy and apparently still resentful of her rejection.
As the Elliot family’s financial problems force them to leave Kellynch Hall, Anne is drawn once again into Wentworth’s world. From Uppercross and Lyme Regis to fashionable Bath, Austen develops a deeply moving story of lost love, regret, constancy and the possibility of a second chance.
But Persuasion is much more than a romance. Austen examines judgement and influence, inherited rank and earned merit, women’s limited choices, family relationships and a society undergoing change. Through Anne’s quiet intelligence and emotional maturity, the novel asks whether past mistakes can be overcome — and whether people can learn to judge both themselves and others more wisely.
What’s included?
✓ Complete plot summary
✓ Detailed chapter-by-chapter analysis of Volumes I and II
✓ Kellynch, Uppercross, Lyme & Bath reference guide
✓ Character relationship map
✓ Anne Elliot in depth
✓ Captain Frederick Wentworth in depth
✓ Sir Walter Elliot and Elizabeth Elliot
✓ Lady Russell
✓ Mary and the Musgrove family
✓ Louisa Musgrove
✓ Admiral and Mrs Croft
✓ Captain Harville and Captain Benwick
✓ Mr William Elliot and Mrs Smith
✓ Persuasion and independent judgement
✓ Love, regret and second chances
✓ Constancy and change
✓ Class, rank and merit
✓ Women and limited agency
✓ The navy and social change
✓ Appearance and reality
✓ Language, irony and narrative method
✓ Historical and literary context
✓ Key quotations with analysis
✓ Expanded quotation bank
✓ A Level literary methods
✓ Five structured essay plans
✓ Five model answers
✓ 25 Exam & Revision Questions
✓ Quick Recall revision
✓ Fifteen key episodes for close analysis
✓ Ten critical debates for A Level
✓ Exam technique and argument-building guidance
✓ Final revision checklist
Perfect for
A Level English Literature students • examination revision • essay preparation • teachers • tutors • independent learners
Clear, accessible analysis helps students move beyond knowing the story to understanding how Austen constructs meaning and how that knowledge can be turned into effective examination arguments.
Digital edition — available for download following purchase.
Individual Student Guide: £7.95
Part of the Coleman’s Notes® Jane Austen Collection
Pride and Prejudice • Sense and Sensibility • Mansfield Park • Emma • Persuasion • Northanger Abbey
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