Did Jane Austen write the first seaside novel?

The author visited the new resorts of Lyme Regis and Sidmouth, and is rumoured to have had a holiday romance. Did she also create a new genre with Sanditon, her strange final work?.....

For full Article go to https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jul/22/austen-at-seaside-new-resorts-novel

Rose Williams as Charlotte Heywood and Theo James as Sidney Parker in ITV’s forthcoming series of Sanditon, adapted by Andrew Davies. Photograph: ITV/Red Planet