Beschreibung

Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811 It was published
anonymously; By A Lady appears on the title page where the author's name might
have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne as they
come of age. They have an older half-brother, John, and a younger sister, Margaret.
The novel follows the three Dashwood sisters as they must move with their
widowed mother from the estate on which they grew up, Norland Park. Because
Norland is passed down to John, the product of Mr. Dashwood's first marriage, and
his young son, the four Dashwood women need to look for a new home. They have
the opportunity to rent a modest home, Barton Cottage, on the property of a
distant relative, Sir John Middleton. There Elinor and Marianne experience love,
romance, and heartbreak. The novel is set in South West England, London, and
Sussex, probably between 1792 and 1797