The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 6 books · 1811 to 1817 · Often set in Bath

Jane Austen

RomanceLiterary and generalHistorical romanceClassics

Jane Austen's six novels are sharp social comedies about money, marriage and good sense among the English gentry. Each has its own cast; the most famous is Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice.

Best estimate, compiled from series guides, publisher descriptions and reviews where available, and from memory otherwise. Book level only, not chapter level. Minor includes cameos and brief references. Each book carries a confidence rating in its tooltip. Austen's novels do not share characters; each book's leads are charted. Northanger Abbey and Persuasion were published together after her death.

Vote for Jane Austen as a favourite author, and for books and characters below. See the favourites

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Who appears in which book

Click a name to follow that character from book to book, or a book title to see its cast.

LLeadMMajor·MinorHas a note
The chart needs JavaScript. The reading order and character list below work without it.

Jane Austen books in order

Each series in publication order, with its lead characters. Where the story runs in a different order, switch to Story order. Crossover books are marked and listed under their main series. Use My books to track what you have read.

Novels

6 booksClassicsHistorical romance
  1. 1Sense and Sensibility1811With Elinor Dashwood and Marianne Dashwood · Set in DevonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Pride and Prejudice1813With Elizabeth Bennet · Set in the fictional Meryton, HertfordshireBuy on Amazon
  3. 3Mansfield Park1814With Fanny Price · Set in NorthamptonshireBuy on Amazon
  4. 4Emma1815With Emma Woodhouse · Set in the fictional Highbury, SurreyBuy on Amazon
  5. 5Northanger Abbey1817With Catherine Morland · Set in BathBuy on Amazon
  6. 6Persuasion1817With Anne Elliot · Set in BathBuy on Amazon

Characters

10 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Leads