Sense and Sensibility
Contributors: James Kinsley (Editor); Margaret Anne Doody (Introduction)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780192804785
First sentence: THE family of Dashwood had been long settled in Sussex.
Description: When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery Willoughby more to her taste. Both relationships are sorely tried. But this is a romance, and through the hardships and heartbreak, true love and a happy ending will find their way for both the sister who is all sense and the one who is all sensibility. - Publisher.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Note on the text; title: Select bibliography; title: A chronology of Jane Austen; title: Sense and Sensibility; title: Appendix A : Rank and social status; title: Appendix B : Dancing; title: Textual notes; title: Explanatory notes