Persuasion Austen, Jane Summary Austen's last novel is the crowning achievement of her matchless career. Austen's last novel is the crowning achievement of her matchless career. Her heroine, Anne Elliot, a woman of integrity, breeding and great depth of emotion, stands in stark contrast to the brutality and hypocrisy of Regency England. Includes a new Introduction by Margaret Drabble, famed novelist and editor of The Oxford Companion to the English Language. Highlights By Austen, Jane Details ISBN: 0460018949 Author: Austen, Jane Format: Hardcover Language: English Publication date: 1 July 2000 Condition: New About the authors Austen, Jane and Jane Austen · Publisher: Dutton Adult More about this book Reviews Austen's last novel is the crowning achievement of her matchless career.