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.

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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
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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Sanditon mainCharacter Lady Denham