Persuasion was written by Jane Austen in 1816. This publication discussed the complexities of love, wealth, and freedom during that time period that women faced. It discussed the social restrictions placed on women, a topic that was not commonly talked about. The story is spread out through many books but follows a character named Anne Elliot who is forced to break of an engagement that her family disapproved of.
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