Persuasion
British novelist, 1775–1817.
Persuasion is an 1817 novel by Jane Austen.
On 4 of the 13 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- Jane Austen
- First published
- 1817
- Length
- 272 pages (UK paperback)
- Genre
- Romance and love stories, Class and society
Is Persuasion worth reading?
4 of the 13 best-of lists it could have made include it, among them Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian) and The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| Readers' top 100 novels (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 16 | See the list |
| The 100 best novels of all time (The Guardian, 2026) | No. 18 | See the list |
| The 100 greatest British novels (BBC Culture, 2015) | No. 20 | See the list |
| The Big Read top 100 (BBC, 2003) | No. 38 | See the list |
Best edition of Persuasion
The edition we link to is the Penguin paperback (2006), 272 pages.
- Publisher
- Penguin (paperback, 2006)
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780141439686
How critics and readers rate Persuasion
Readers rate it most highly: it earned 37% of the points available on readers' and booksellers' lists, against 30% on critics' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like Persuasion
If you liked Persuasion, try Pride and Prejudice, Emma or Wuthering Heights.
