![]() ![]() There is speculation on whether Austen intended “persuasion” to be a theme in the novel, though others believe she did not even intend to title the novel as such, and it could have been named by Henry or by Henry and Cassandra together. Persuasion was Austen’s final completed novel, which she finished writing in August, 1816, just two years before it would be published with Northanger Abbey. The two novels fit together well in offsetting tones, though both also take place in part in Bath, England, so many of their characters visit the same places throughout their tales. ![]() Northanger Abbey was paired in publication with Persuasion by Cassandra and Henry, though some scholars believe the choice for the pairing of the two had been Austen’s initial intention. ![]() Susan was renamed Catherine after Austen and her brother Henry bought back the manuscript in 1816, for which she wrote a preface explaining the previous issues with publication. The company bought and advertised for the novel’s publication, but let it remained unpublished for years. ![]() publishing house in 1803 under the name Susan, and was one of the first of her novels to be sold. Northanger Abbey was initially submitted to the Richard Crosby & Co. In 1818, Austen’s Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published together, posthumously, in a four-volume set. ![]()
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