Authorial+Background

Jane Austen began writing //Persuasion// in 1816 while suffering from a deadly sickness on her death bed. Austen never finished revising the book, but her brother published the book in 1817 after her death. Austen wrote several other famous novels, including //Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma// and //Sense and Sensibility.//

"The Works of Jane Austen." //Austen.com//. 14 Nov. 2008. Web. 23 Oct. 2009. [].