This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The first edition text of the novel (dated 1818, but likely issued in late 1817), accompanied by Rae Greiner's revised and expanded explanatory footnotes.


• The two canceled chapters that compose the original ending of Persuasion.


• A rich selection of background material-all but one item new to the Third Edition-centering on the British navy, slavery, and colonialism...

This Norton Critical Edition includes:

• The first edition text of the novel (dated 1818, but likely issued in late 1817), accompanied by Rae Greiner's revised and expanded explanatory footnotes.


• The two canceled chapters that compose the original ending of Persuasion.


• A rich selection of background material-all but one item new to the Third Edition-centering on the British navy, slavery, and colonialism as well as Persuasion's initial reception.


• Fourteen critical essays-all new to the Third Edition-centering on the novel's major themes.


• A chronology of Austen's life and work and a selected bibliography.