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This copy lacks punctuation that helps guide the reader - such as italics or hyphens. By using small type print and 'tall' pages, the editor - apparently Amazon - has managed to condense the novel into 117 pages, whereas the Random house edition contains about 300! This makes for a thinner book, but also a novel that is difficult to read, as the print is so small.
Where one would expect to read copyright info., it states that as the book is 'in the public domain.. no copyright claim is made with public domain works'. It is therefore impossible to know when this edition of Persuasion was published, unlike the Random house edition I subsequently purchased as I was disappointed with this one. The only info. given about when or how it was published is indicated in the last page, where it says: 'Printed in Great Britain by Amazon'.
Conclusion: This is a cheap edition of Persuasion put together by Amazon and is best avoided! At least I didn't pay much for it, but I would recommend paying a little more and getting an edition of the novel that is correctly punctuated and pleasant to read. No thanks, Amazon!

Lire en VO si on peut. C'est mieux

Flo du 77

Commenté en France le 28 juillet 2019

Il vaut mieux lire en VO si possible, car les traductions françaises sont parfois décevantes, et peuvent changer , voire ne pas traduire du tout certains passages qui sont pourtant essentiels à la compréhension de la suite.
Le livre est en tout cas bien meilleur que le film que j'adore pourtant, et on comprend mieux le fil de l'histoire et la 3è partie de livre (la fin) qui sont, hélas, grandement raccourcis et changés dans le film.

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Le Verre Gourmand

DO NOT BUY!

Commenté en France le 3 novembre 2019

DO NOT BUY! What a shocking translation of the original into another language and then back to English. The first page barely makes sense and there's mention of an 'ebook' in the first paragraph which i'm fairly sure Walter Elliot didn't possess in the 1700s. Shame on Amazon/Kindle for even having this book available to buy. I'd recommend requesting a sample of any of the 'Persuasion' books available for sale before you buy. I finally found a true copy in the annotated version.

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Pas la version originale - ne pas acheter cette version kindle!!!

Typpex

Commenté en France le 8 mars 2020

Je rejoins une autre critique qui a été faite de cette version kindle: il s’agit probablement d’une traduction retraduite en anglais!!!! Un comble ! Le résultat est désastreux.

Une histoire d'amour et d'espoir!

Lulu

Commenté en France le 10 janvier 2013

Très belle histoire! Jane Austen nous charme avec ses personnages attachants, ses histoires d'amours et sa vision critique de la société de son époque. Dans ce livre, elle aborde le sujet du temps, de la façon dont il change une personne et des regrets face à certaines décisions prises dans le passé. Mais elle parle également d'espoir et d'amour.
Un très beau livre qu'il faut lire si possible dans sa langue d'origine, l'anglais, afin de pouvoir véritablement plonger dans l'atmosphère de l'époque.

La collection Clothbound Classics propose une belle couverture pour ce livre mais qui s’abîme malheureusement assez rapidement.

Commenté en France le 13 avril 2020

Je rejoins complètement le premier commentaire : Il s'agit vraisemblablement de traductions successives de l'anglais vers une autre langue puis à nouveau vers l'anglais, sans doute à l'aide d'un système de traduction automatique. Le texte est la plupart du temps incompréhensible. Epouvantable ! Une honte qu'Amazon propose une telle version !

Commenté en France le 17 août 2013

Tout ou presque a été écrit sur Jane Austen. Description fine des codes sociaux et de la soumission ou de la rébellion des individus. Cruauté des dispositifs juridiques qui font du mariage un marché de non-dupes où le faible sait qu'il perdra à tout coup. Analyse des variations du sentiment. Richesse de la langue et subtile ironie.

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PeeGee

Bonjour Tristesse

Commenté en France le 1 juin 2014

Notre héroïne est une vieille fille qui a tout raté. Tout raté, puisqu'une vieille célibataire, à l'époque, c'est la cata de chez cata. Heureusement, comme toujours chez Austen, l'amour vaincra. La recette pour un récit insipide? Oui, sauf que c'est Austen qui écrit... :).

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Richard Clifford

Not the actual book!

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 22 avril 2018

I thought this was going to be the actual book but it is a description of what happens in the book chapter by chapter. I’m not sure the description of the book made this clear? Or maybe I missed it. Anyway, I still need the actual book!

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Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 15 novembre 2020

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C. Gaultier

This book is a FRAUD

Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 24 avril 2019

I thought that I bought Persuasion written by Jane Austen but this book is a FRAUD. Jane Austen did not use words such as ebook or pal... Did somebody with no imagination and talent really thought that it would be a good idea? I will read instead the original version online - free of charge. The number of reviews (over 4700) is also a fraud as not all of the reviews are for this book. Amazon, I want my money back and remove this garbage from my library.

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Commenté au Royaume-Uni le 4 janvier 2021

This novel takes Austen's usual themes in the direction of a rather different hero - one who is not to be confined by the usual cultural normalities of the period. The writing is meticulous and the plot complex, but fast moving and always intriguing. The author clearly wanted to show what happens when a women of more modern thinking is disenchanted with her father's approach to life and decides not to follow the family when they move from a stately home to Bath in order to save money. There are the usual romantic interludes, some drama at Lyme Regis and memorable characters. The background to the Napoleonic wars is ever present and proves military influences to the story. Not the most famous Austen, but one of the best.

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