The Last September is a novel by the Anglo-Irish writer Elizabeth Bowen published in 1929, concerning life at the country mansion of Danielstown, Cork during the time of the Irish war of independence. Surrounded by the burnings and killings beyond the confines of the house, the family of the the Naylors and the Montmorencys and their guests are preoccupied by tennis parties and dances, only dimly aware that the world of the Anglo-Irish ascendancy which they inhabit, is coming to a close. The novel is notable as a valuable document of this class in the dying days of English rule in southern part of Ireland A film version was released in 1999. It was directed by Deborah Warner and produced by Yvonne Thunder from a screenplay by John Banville. The music was by Zbigniew Preisner and the cinematography by Slawomir Idziak. The film stars Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Keeley Hawes, David Tennant, Lambert Wilson, Jane Birkin and Fiona Shaw.

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