SANDITON Jane Austen's Unfinished Novel

Jane Austen (b UK 1775-1817) is renown writer for depicting the the strict modicum of social behavior and hierarchy.  Her beloved legacy of novels depict marriage as the only savior for securing their well being lest they be pitied.  The options granted women around the turn of the 19th C proffered few options other than manual servitude or marital servitude.  For the wealthy there's ample leisure time as to cause one distress seeking amusement.  SANDITON was Austen's 7th novel which remained unfinished.  She began writing Jan. '1817. She put it aside in March due to illness & died a few months later. SANDITON consisting of 11 chapters was bequeathed to her niece. It's plot aligns with the others: a young heroine of poor means but plenty of fortitude & common sense who captures the heart of a wealthy gentlemen & is rescued from a life of poverty & spinsterhood.  Still, all Austen's novels are enduring for their captivating heroine and quick-witted banter.  Kate Riordan (b UK) is a contemporary journalist & writer of historic fiction.  Riordan collaborated (nearly 200 years posthumously) with Austen to complete her final & unfinished work SANDITON.  There's no enigma  how the novel's rural heroine Charlotte will fare.  Charlotte has the happy ending with the haughty but beguiling Sidney; a gentleman of wealth, fine countenance, pleasing voice & an abundance of conversation.  Charlotte's traits mirror Austen's previous heroines of fortitude with a penchant for voyeuristic observations used for amusement and her advantage.  Charlotte maintains concern for  propriety while assessing the character beneath the facade of other's.  There's a self-important, persnickety grande Lady whose wealth bestows with self-grandeur & sycophant admirers hoping to gain favors.  Austen fans won't be disappointed.  However, those believing her writing sacrosanct should refrain from putting their snotty noses into SANDITON.  Still, members of the Jane Austen society may share my criticism of Riordan's adaptation.  Riordan's addition of 3 characters convolutes the plot and dilutes its authenticity.  Riordan believes readers of Austen flock "seeking to escape the shady values & cheap garishness of our own age; returning to JA's novels to catch a glimpse of life in what appears to be far more leisured times."  I enjoy the absurdity of such limited activities & bemoan the sole goal of women to marry men of greater means.  Riordan apologizes "for {her} deficiencies in the 7th" which include artistic license with dialogue.  Sidney wouldn't admonish Charlotte "her instinctive guidance of the heart."  I suggest reading SANDITON: Jane Austen's Last Novel Completed."  I urge viewers to watch PBS's SANDITON adapted by BAFTA winning writer Andrew Davies and escape into the lush & antiquated time that is gone with the wind.