![]() publishers decisions do not always make the most sense…Īn Introduction which gives a brief history of the publishing of Persuasion, and the differences in this final novel from Austen’s other worksĪ Chronology of the novel Shapard is known for his annotated edition of Pride and Prejudice – so I cannot compare this book to that edition – though I have found that work quite useful as a reliable reference source – it was first published in hardcover followed by a paperback edition this Persuasion is only in paperback… it is also a smaller format, likely because the novel is so much shorter, but this renders the many illustrations quite small – but I quibble about these few drawbacks …. Shapard – and I have discovered a veritable feast! ![]() Last week I ran into Barnes & Noble to pick up the latest annotated Pride and Prejudice, edited by Patricia Meyer Spacks, and since then I have been “gadding about” as Austen would say – so no time to really give it a complete read and review but in another trek yesterday into yet another Barnes & Noble, my husband stumbled upon the just published The Annotated Persuasion, annotated and edited by David M. ![]()
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