Fragment of a novel written by Jane Austen, January-March 1817
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Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanditon "The fragment of a novel, written by Jane Austen in the first three months of the year in which she died, has no name; but it has long been known to members of her family as Sanditon."--Preface Release date is 2024-08-12
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"Fragment of a novel written by Jane Austen, January-March 1817" is an unfinished novel written in early 1817. The story follows Charlotte Heywood as she visits Sanditon, a small fishing village being transformed into a fashionable seaside resort. There she encounters an eccentric cast of characters: hypochondriac siblings, fortune-seeking relatives, a wealthy heiress, and the charming Sidney Parker. Austen completed only twelve chapters before illness forced her to stop writing, leaving readers to wonder about the romantic entanglements and social intrigues she had begun to weave. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction Young women -- Fiction Sussex (England) -- Fiction Unfinished books Heywood, Charlotte (Fictitious character) -- Fiction