Who Is Elizabeth Elliot?
The proud eldest Elliot daughter
Elizabeth Elliot is Anne's older sister and the eldest daughter of the Elliot family. She is 29, beautiful like her father, and his clear favorite. Since their mother died, she has served as the lady of Kellynch Hall for 13 years.
Like her father, she values rank and appearances and opposes cutting back on their spending. She is eager to move to Bath and decides to bring along her close friend Mrs. Clay. She treats her sister Anne as unimportant as a matter of course and never asks for her opinion.
The novel also hints that she is a little anxious about still being unmarried, and that hidden worry behind her polished surface is part of what makes her interesting.
Episodes featuring this character3
NEWEpisode 1
Please Stay Out of the MirrorPersuasion
In a grand house sinking under debt, Anne Elliot, the middle daughter, is the one no one in her family listens to. Her vain father and older sister insist they can't possibly give up a single horse or servant. In the end the family decides to let the house and move to Bath. Then, at dusk, a single word drifts through a doorway — "navy" — and for one moment, Anne's eyes waver.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 2
My Ex's Sister Is Moving Into My HousePersuasion (Jane Austen)
While her family turns choosing a tenant into a comedy, settling on a navy admiral, 27-year-old Anne Elliot ends up saying a name before anyone else can. It belongs to the man she gave up more than seven years ago. Out on the woodland path, she remembers the summer she was nineteen, and quietly accepts that his sister is about to live in her home.
19 pages
NEWEpisode 3
Every Night, They Praise the Man I LeftPersuasion (Jane Austen)
Her family leaves her behind because "no one will miss Anne if she stays." So Anne goes to her sister's house three miles away, where everyone soon treats her as the one person who'll listen to their complaints. But in that house, the name of the man she gave up eight years ago starts coming up every night, and always as praise.
19 pages