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Anne Elliot was persuaded by family and friends that the charming and handsome Frederick Wentworth was not worthy of her regard, and she sent him away. Now, seven years later, he returns with his circumstances much improved, and Anne must question her earlier decision. Austen's last completed novel is a story of second chances, regret and constancy, set among the gentry and naval officers of Regency England.