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Chapter 1
We meet the Elliot family of Kellynch Hall: Sir Walter Elliot, a vain baronet obsessed with rank and his own good looks, and his three daughters.
Chapter 2
The family's debt problem gets a real solution: rent out Kellynch Hall and move somewhere cheaper. Sir Walter resists because renting to the wrong sort of people would wound his p…
Chapter 3
The Elliots prepare to leave Kellynch Hall. Sir Walter and Elizabeth settle on Bath as their new home, a place fashionable enough to satisfy their vanity.
Chapter 4
This chapter is a flashback that explains Anne and Wentworth's history. Seven years ago, Anne fell in love with Frederick Wentworth, a young naval officer with no fortune and no f…
Chapter 5
Anne arrives at Uppercross Cottage and immediately has to manage her sister Mary, who is unwell in the way that self-centered people often are.
Chapter 6
The Musgrove family welcomes Captain Wentworth back into their social circle, and Anne must watch him charm everyone around her while he treats her as little more than a stranger.
Chapter 7
Social visits continue and Wentworth grows more comfortable at Uppercross, spending time with the Musgroves and joining in their activities.
Chapter 8
A longer outing brings the group together and gives Wentworth more opportunity to show his character. He talks with the Musgroves about his time at sea, his ambitions, and his vie…
Chapter 9
The group takes a walk to Winthrop, and the dynamics between the characters become more visible. Louisa and Wentworth have a conversation that Anne overhears, in which Louisa talk…
Chapter 10
The group visits the Cobb at Lyme, and the outing ends in crisis. Louisa, showing off the very firmness she has been praised for, insists on jumping from the steps at the Cobb a s…
Chapter 11
Anne arrives in Bath and reunites with her father and sister at the grand Camden Place. She quickly sees that Sir Walter and Elizabeth have settled comfortably into Bath society,…
Chapter 12
Anne reconnects with her old school friend Mrs. Smith, who is living in Bath in poor health and reduced financial circumstances.
Chapter 13
The social calendar in Bath intensifies. Anne attends a concert with her family and the Dalrymples, and Captain Wentworth appears.
Chapter 14
Mrs. Smith finally tells Anne the truth about Mr.
Chapter 15
The novel moves toward its resolution. Anne and Captain Harville have a conversation about men's and women's constancy in love, which gives Anne the chance to express, indirectly,…
Chapter 16
Anne and the Musgrove party travel to Bath, where Sir Walter and Elizabeth have been living. Anne arrives to find her father and sister have settled comfortably into Bath society…
Chapter 17
Anne settles further into Bath life and spends time with her old school friend Mrs. Smith, who is living in reduced circumstances and poor health.
Chapter 18
A concert in Bath brings Anne and Wentworth into the same space again, and the evening becomes one of the most emotionally charged in the novel.
Chapter 19
This chapter contains the most famous moment in the novel: Wentworth writes Anne a letter during a social gathering after overhearing her defend the constancy of women's feelings…
Chapter 20
The novel wraps up its remaining threads. Anne and Wentworth are engaged again, and the news spreads through the family and social circle.
Chapter 21
Anne and Captain Wentworth finally break through the silence that has kept them apart for eight years. At a concert in Bath, Wentworth watches Anne with growing unease as Mr.
Chapter 22
Mrs. Smith reveals the truth about Mr.
Chapter 23
This is the chapter students remember. Wentworth writes Anne a letter during a conversation she is having with Captain Harville about whether men or women feel more deeply and mor…
Chapter 24
The novel closes out its loose ends. Anne and Wentworth's engagement becomes known and is accepted, though Sir Walter and Elizabeth receive the news with their usual cool condesce…
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