Persuasion (Seasons Edition -- Summer) characters

Appears from the start

The overlooked middle daughter of Sir Walter Elliot, now twenty-seven. Intelligent and considerate, she regrets having ended her engagement to Frederick Wentworth eight years earlier after accepting Lady Russell's judgment that the match was imprudent.

Appears from the start

Anne's vain, status-conscious father, a baronet devoted to his appearance and ancestry. His extravagant spending forces the family to leave Kellynch Hall for Bath.

Appears from the start

Sir Walter's eldest daughter, proud of her rank and accustomed to managing his household. Like her father, she treats Anne as socially unimportant.

First appears in chapter 2

A trusted friend of Anne's late mother. Sensible and affectionate, she once persuaded Anne that marriage to an unknown, penniless naval officer would be dangerously imprudent.

First appears in chapter 4

A naval captain who loved Anne eight years earlier. Formerly without money or connections, he has returned wealthy and successful but remains resentful that Anne yielded to advice against their engagement.

First appears in chapter 5

Anne's younger married sister at Uppercross. Often preoccupied with her health and quick to take offense, Mary depends on Anne to care for her children and settle family tensions.

First appears in chapter 5

Charles Musgrove's lively younger sister. Confident and warm, she enjoys Wentworth's attention and strongly praises decisiveness and firmness of character.

First appears in chapter 11

A reserved naval officer staying with friends at Lyme. He mourns his dead fiancée and finds consolation in poetry, music, and Anne's thoughtful conversation.

First appears in chapter 15

Sir Walter's estranged cousin and heir, a polished widower first noticed by Anne at Lyme and properly met in Bath. His renewed attention pleases the Elliot family and appears increasingly directed toward Anne.

First appears in chapter 17

Anne's former school friend, now widowed, poor, and in ill health. She lives modestly in Bath but retains her warmth and resilience, and Anne renews their friendship despite her family's disapproval.