Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
1775 – 1817
ENPublic Domain
Summary
"Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen is a novel published in 1811. When the Dashwood sisters are forced from their family estate into reduced circumstances, they face romantic trials that test their contrasting natures. Sensible Elinor guards her feelings while passionate Marianne wears her heart openly. Both encounter love, disappointment, and betrayal as suitors prove honorable or false. Through heartbreak and revelation, the sisters must navigate society's demands while discovering what truly matters in matters of the heart. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Subjects
- Domestic fiction
- England — Fiction
- England — Social life and customs — 19th century — Fiction
- Gentry — England — Fiction
- Inheritance and succession — Fiction
- Love stories
- Mate selection — Fiction
- Regency fiction
- Sisters — Fiction
- Social classes — Fiction
- Young women — Fiction