Recurring Theme In Many Of Jane Austen's Novels. - Sir Walter's Lavish Spending And Desire For Status Lands His Family In A Financial Issue. - Sir Walter Is Not A Source Of Guidance For His Daughters. - He Is So Vain And Self-involved That He Is Unable To Make Good Decisions For The Family. - Mary And Elizabeth Have Inherited His 'silliness'. - Elizabeth Is Vain And Self-important. - Mary Is Self-pitiful And Takes Little Interest In Her Children. - Children Who Must Put Up With Irresponsible Or Ridiculous Parents Are A Consistent Theme In The Novel.

The last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death. It tells the story of Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt. They rent their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife’s brother, Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne in 1806, and now they meet again, both single and unattached, after no contact in more than seven years. This sets the scene for many humorous encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for... Show more

The last novel fully completed by Jane Austen. It was published at the end of 1817, six months after her death. It tells the story of Anne Elliot, a young Englishwoman of 27 years, whose family is moving to lower their expenses and get out of debt. They rent their home to an Admiral and his wife. The wife’s brother, Navy Captain Frederick Wentworth, had been engaged to Anne in 1806, and now they meet again, both single and unattached, after no contact in more than seven years. This sets the scene for many humorous encounters as well as a second, well-considered chance at love and marriage for Anne in her second "bloom".
 

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