Much scholarly debate on Austen's work has since been published. The novel was well received in the early 19th century, but its greater fame came later in the century and continued into the 20th and 21st centuries. Anne and Captain Wentworth, both single and unattached, meet again after a separation lasting almost eight years, setting the scene for many humorous encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne. The wife's brother, Captain Frederick Wentworth, was engaged to Anne in 1806, but the engagement was broken when Anne was persuaded by her friends and family to end their relationship. The story concerns Anne Elliot, an Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family moves to lower their expenses and reduce their debt by renting their home to an admiral and his wife. It was published on December 20, 1817, along with Northanger Abbey, six months after her death, although the title page is dated 1818. Persuasion is the last novel completed by Jane Austen. 1818 (published on December 20, 1817, although the title page is dated 1818)
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