PersuasionThis Norton Critical Edition includes: The first edition text of the novel (dated 1818, but likely issued in late 1817), accompanied by Rae Greiner's revised and expanded explanatory footnotes. The two cancelled chapters that compose the original ending of Persuasion. A rich selection of background materialall but one item new to the Third Editioncentering on the British navy, slavery, and colonialism, as well as Persuasion's initial reception.