: Mr. Parker is obsessed with transforming Sanditon from a sleepy fishing village into a fashionable "watering-place".
: In Sanditon, Charlotte encounters a comical cast of characters, including the wealthy but shrewd Lady Denham, the eccentric Sir Edward Denham, and Mr. Parker's hypochondriacal siblings. Jane Austen: Sanditon
: The narrative begins with a carriage accident involving Mr. and Mrs. Parker near the Heywood home in Sussex. the eccentric Sir Edward Denham