Lady Denham
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Lady Denham is a wealthy, sharp-tongued, and socially influential widow in Jane Austen’s unfinished novel "Sanditon," known for her mercenary attitudes and domineering presence in the seaside resort community.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
literary character ⓘ widow ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Sanditon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAdaptation | Sanditon (television adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardDependents | authoritarian ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardMarriage | highly mercenary ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardMoney | extremely parsimonious ⓘ |
| authorWorkStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| centuryOfWork | 19th century ⓘ |
| concernedWith | preservation of her fortune ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | more idealistic characters in Sanditon ⓘ |
| controlsPropertyIn | Sanditon estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Jane Austen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Sanditon (fictional seaside resort) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Sanditon (unfinished novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | novel of manners ⓘ |
| guardianOf | Clara Brereton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influences | social hierarchy of Sanditon ⓘ |
| involvedIn | development of Sanditon as a seaside resort ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cutting remarks
ⓘ
manipulating dependents ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryFunction | satire of greed and social calculation ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | widowed ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | obstacle to more generous characters ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | English ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
domineering
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mercenary ⓘ sharp-tongued ⓘ socially influential ⓘ wealthy ⓘ |
| portrayedAs | elderly woman ⓘ |
| relationshipToSirEdwardDenham | aunt by marriage ⓘ |
| relative |
Clara Brereton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sir Edward Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residesIn | Sanditon (seaside resort) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | major character in Sanditon ⓘ |
| socialClass | landed gentry ⓘ |
| socialRole | local patroness of Sanditon ⓘ |
| spouse | Sir Harry Denham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | Regency era ⓘ |
| treatsAsRivals | her potential heirs ⓘ |
| wealthSource | marriage to Sir Harry Denham ⓘ |
| workAuthor | Sanditon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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