# Anne Steele — Sense and Sensibility character guide

> Anne Steele in Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Nancy

**First appearance:** 0021-xxii

## Who they are

Lucy Steele's older, less clever sister who accidentally reveals Lucy's secret engagement.

## In the story

### [Chapter XXI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/chapters/xxi)

Anne is the elder Miss Steele, nearly thirty, plain and foolish, who talks incessantly of beaux and lacks elegance.

### [XXII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/chapters/xxii)

Anne is mentioned as the only relation who knows of Lucy's secret engagement to Edward.

### [Chapter XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/chapters/xxiv)

Interrupts the conversation with a remark about 'great coxcombs,' showing her lack of subtlety and causing tension with Lucy.

### [Chapter XXXVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sense_and_sensibility_se/chapters/xxxviii)

Accosts Elinor in Kensington Gardens, revealing Lucy's initial anger and the family's ongoing situation.

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