Persuasion - Wordsworth Collectors

What does persuasion mean - a firm belief, or the action of persuading someone to think something else? Anne Elliot is one of Austen's quietest heroines, but also one of the strongest and the most open to change. She lives at the time of the Napoleonic wars, a time of accident, adventure, the making of new fortunes and alliances. These Collectors Edition compact hardbacks are ‘cloth-bound’ with matching coloured end papers and embossed gold lettering.