Parker is perhaps a trifle gullible on the point of his pet project, Sanditon. The Parkers are a kind and respectable family, though Mr. So when chance throws the Heywoods together with the gentleman proprietor of a new seaside resort, Sanditon, the family is delighted that Charlotte is invited to spend the summer there. Because of the number of children, the Heywoods are never able to visit anywhere fashionable. Do be aware that this review will contain spoilers.Ĭharlotte Heywood is a sensible young woman of twenty-two, the eldest child in a family of fourteen children. The twists and turns of the plot, which takes viewers from the West Indies to the rotting alleys of London, exposes the hidden agendas of each character and sees Charlotte discover herself. When a chance accident transports her from her rural hometown of Willingden to the would-be coastal resort of the eponymous title, it exposes Charlotte to the intrigues and dalliances of a seaside town on the make, and the characters whose fortunes depend on its commercial success. Written only months before Austen's death in 1817, Sanditon tells the story of the joyously impulsive, spirited and unconventional Charlotte Heywood and her spiky relationship with the humorous, charming (and slightly wild!) Sidney Parker. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.HTML: In the vein of Downton Abbey, Jane Austen's beloved but unfinished masterpieceâ?often considered her most modern and exciting novelâ?gets a spectacular second act in this tie-in to a major new limited television series. As it happens, they are of high quality and worthy of reading for their own sake, for pleasure as well as study. Even if these incomplete stories had been of little intrinsic value, they would have been of interest as literary records and curiosities. Set at a seaside resort, among a cast of hypochondriacs and speculators, it suggests that Austen's work might have taken some unexpected new directions.
In contrast, Sanditon ventures into markedly different territory. The Watsons unfolds in a familiar domestic milieu, in which a spirited heroine finds her marriage opportunities narrowed by poverty and pride. These writings first appeared posthumously, when Austen's nephew included the texts in an 1871 memoir of his celebrated relative. This collection features two of her unfinished novels, an often overlooked pair of gems that enrich our appreciation of Austen’s storytelling gifts.
Austen's premature death at the age of forty-two curtailed her legacy, and her devotees have eagerly read and re-read her handful of books. The author's witty and astute observations elevate her tales of parties, gossip, and romance into matters of captivating drama, offering an evocative portrait of everyday life in the towns and countryside of Regency England.
Praised by critics and studied by scholars, Jane Austen's novels endure because of their popularity with readers.
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