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Fanny Elliott

Fanny

also: Fanny

Colonel Elliott's daughter, discovered with Mrs. Humbug 'at Work' as the comedy opens. She is a fictional character in a play the twelve-year-old Austen wrote in 1788, distinct from her real-life niece and correspondent Fanny Knight, who was not born until 1793.

Mentioned in 1 work (10 mentions)

The Mystery: An Unfinished Comedy Juvenilia · 10 mentions