Characters:
o Elliots = high class family consisting of:
§ Sir Walter
§ 3 daughters: Elizabeth, Anne, and Mary
o Mary is married to Charles Musgrove
o Friendly neighbor/mentor/advisor/godmother woman named Lady Russell
Plot:
- They are running out of money and have to basically sublet?
o Family home: Kellynch Hall
o Backup home: in Bath
- Subletters: Admiral Croft (Navy) and his wife, Mrs Croft
o Anne is in love with Mrs Croft’s brother, Captain Frederick Wentworth, but was persuaded not to go through with their marriage
§ Neither Lady Russell nor Sir Elliot thought it was a good idea because Anne had rank and title and Wentworth had no such prospects
- Anne goes to stay with Mary at her place, Uppercross
o Anne loves the Musgrove family
o Anne loves that Captain Wentworth becomes friends with Mr. Musgrove and comes to visit
- Unfortunately Captain Wentworth seems more interested in Henrietta and Louisa Musgrove
o Louisa is characterized as having a strong resolve
- Captain Wentworth proposes they take a trip where a man notices Anne
o It’s Anne’s cousin LOL
- Louisa is risky and jumps off a wall thing into Captain Wentworth’s arms then does it again and hurts herself
o Anne takes care of her
o Wentworth blames himself
- Anne goes to stay with Lady Russell for a bit then goes back to Bath
o She re-meets her good-looking cousin (Mr. Elliot) who wants to marry her
- Anne re-befriends Mrs. Smith, an ex-classmate and new widow
o Mrs. Smith has bad things to say about Mr. Elliot and that he wants to marry her to make sure the Kellynch home and fortune is secure
§ (If Sir Walter were to marry and have a son, the fortune would go to the son)
- The Crofts come home with news:
o Henrietta is marrying her cousin Charles Hayter
o Louisa is marrying Captain Benwick, who she met on vacation
§ Anne is like YAY not Wentworth
- Captain Wentworth, now much wealthier than he used to be, gets a reluctant invite from Sir Elliot and writes Anne a love letter
o Basically: “it’s you. It’s always been you”