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Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

Sense and Sensibility is a novel of manners and societal expectations. The story concerns two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood (Elinor representing "sense" and Marianne "sensibility"). Along with their mother and younger sister Margaret, they are left impoverished after the death of their male parent. The family is forced to move to a country cottage, offered to them by a generous relative. Before the move, Elinor forms an zipper to Edward Ferrars, and after the motility, Marianne forms one for John Willoughby. These attachments lead to bug both personally and socially, and they must learn important lessons about themselves earlier resolutions can occur.

The novel was published in 1811 and was the starting time of Austen'southward works to exist published, although it was originally printed under the pseudonym "A Lady."

Source: Austen, J. (1811). Sense and Sensibility. London, England: T. Egerton.

Chapter I

The Dashwood family unit is introduced.

Chapter Two

Mrs. John Dashwood, Fanny, is described and is revealed hither as a creature fifty-fifty more selfish and uncaring as her husband.

Chapter Three

Mrs. Dashwood and her daughters stay at Norland for a few months, considering information technology is difficult to observe a new abode which they can afford with their small income. Edward and his relationship with the family unit is described.

Chapter IV

The clash between sense and sensibility is again shown in this discussion between Elinor and Marianne, and what their views on Edward and Elinor'southward relationship are.

Chapter V

Mrs. Dashwood announces that they are to go out soon, and take the cottage in Devonshire. The chapter describes anybody's reactions.

Chapter VI

The Dashwoods are melancholy on setting off, but as they become closer to Barton Cottage they become more interested in this new area and the new home they are to inhabit. This chapter highlights the theme of expectations vs. reality. Sir John Middleton is introduced.

Chapter Seven

Barton Park is a very open and elegant home, and Sir John and his wife are never without a proficient many guests. Mrs. Jennings and Colonel Brandon are introduced and described.

Chapter 8

Marianne seems to be displeased with much and Mrs. Jennings tries to marry everyone off.

Chapter Ix

The family unit is now settled at Barton Cottage, and much happier there than they were at Norland later Mr. Dashwood's decease. A new and intruiging stranger is introduced that captures the attention of many.

Chapter X

Willoughby calls again the side by side morning, and the family are once again convinced of his charms, as he comes to admire them, and Marianne in detail. An attraction is growing.

Chapter Xi

Mrs. Dashwood and the girls are busied with more engagements in the neighborhood than they could take expected. In all social engagements to which the Dashwoods are invited, Willoughby is invited as well; his attachment to Marianne continues to grow, but not everyone likes information technology.

Affiliate XII

Elinor is displeased and bothered by new events.

Chapter XIII

The party is supposed to go on a picnic to the estate of Colonel Brandon's brother-in-police force, merely they end upwards not going at all considering Colonel Brandon gets a distressing letter of the alphabet that morning, and is forced to leave to attend to related business. Marianne is growing increasingly more reckless, and is exposing herself imprudently to the possibility of great disappointment in her human relationship with Willoughby.

Chapter XIV

Mrs. Jennings continues to ponder over what exactly drew Colonel Brandon away so suddenly. Willoughby is condign an even more than circumspect guest at the cottage, spending a peachy deal more time there than Allenham with his aunt.

Affiliate XV

Mrs. Dashwood, Elinor, and Margaret go to call on Lady Middleton, while Marianne remains backside. Things with Willoughby do not seem to be going well.

Chapter 16

Marianne is up crying the whole of that night, and is absolutely inconsolable and overly dramatic in her grief.

Chapter XVII

Mrs. Dashwood is happy to run into that Edward has come, and welcomes him very warmly as their invitee. Again, the theme of coin is shown to be of importance to the Dashwood girls; they cannot sustain themselves on their very small fortunes, and this limits their choices.

Affiliate XVIII

Things are not well betwixt Elinor and Edward. Unhappiness is prevailing.

Chapter XIX

Marianne and Elinor are over again shown to be foils in their responses to misfortune in their love lives. This chapter shows a certain confrontation between the gossipy mirth of Mrs. Jennings and her daughter, and the propriety, and possibly even unsociability, shown past Lady Middleton and Mr. Palmer.

Chapter XX

Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Jennings begin to encourage Marianne and Elinor to become to town for the winter.

Chapter XXI

In this affiliate, Austen writes a gentle satire on the manners of the upper grade.

Chapter XXII

Disappointment hits Elinor just every bit hard as it had with Marianne; her expectations, one time again a theme in the story, are immediately dashed.

Chapter XXIII

Elinor does not accept the luxury of doubting the truth of Lucy'south confession; yet, she is convinced that Edward loves her, and not Lucy. She decides to speak to lucy again.

Chapter XXIV

An uneasy conversation between Elinor and Lucy as insincerity and jealousy reign.

Chapter XXV

Mrs. Jennings invites Marianne and Elinor to spend the winter with her in London, but non anybody is excited by this prospect.

Chapter XXVI

Elinor finds the visitor of Mrs. Jennings somewhat awkward, given a lack of things in common and the brevity of their acquaintance.

Chapter XXVII

Marianne is thrilled by the prospect of an anticipated company'south inflow, but Elinor is doubtful and critical of the return.

Chapter XXVIII

Marianne and Elinor are obliged to accompany Lady Middleton to a party, though Marianne clearly has no middle for information technology where the girls meet up with Willoughby again, only the coming together does not go well.

Chapter XXIX

An exchange of messages that do not bode well for many.

Affiliate Thirty

Mrs. Jennings returns, with news of Willoughby's fiancée and his coming marriage.

Chapter XXXI

Marianne still cannot run into Willoughby for the blackguard that he is; she wants to believe him innocent, though wavers in her convictions. More than of Colonel Brandon's past is finally discussed.

Chapter XXXII

Elinor tells Marianne of the Colonel's story, and though Marianne is now convinced of Willoughby's guilt, information technology does not ease her heed.

Chapter XXXIII

A run-in with John Dashwood reveals more about his character and nature.

Chapter XXXIV

Fanny takes the trouble to visit Mrs. Jennings and Lady Middleton, and deems them worthy company.

Affiliate XXXV

Elinor wishes no connection with Mrs. Ferrars afterwards seeing her rudeness, and is somewhat glad that because she cannot marry Edward, she will never take to suffer Mrs. Ferrars' company.

Chapter XXXVI

Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Jennings' daughter, has a son; Mrs. Jennings is with her daughter near days, which ways Elinor and Marianne are obliged to spend their days with the Middletons.

Chapter XXXVII

An engagement announcement causes at uproar.

Affiliate XXXVIII

Elinor and Marianne retrieve that Edward's resolve to ally Lucy is honorable, all the more since he probably knows he will not be happy marrying her.

Affiliate XXXIX

Marianne is desperate to finally be gone from London; just they are to stay until they go to the Palmers' with Mrs. Jennings, which is part of the way dwelling from London. An inevitable couple is forming.

Chapter XL

Mrs. Jennings at first thinks that Elinor and the Colonel were discussing an zipper betwixt them, simply before long is able to take hold of on that they were discussing Edward and his need for a position.

Chapter XLI

Lucy'due south manipulative nature is again shown past her resolution to have advantage of the Colonel'southward wealth and generosity equally much as she can, every bit a result of having him confirmed in her opinion as an extremely kind and giving person.

Chapter XLII

Information technology is April, and the Dashwood girls, the Palmers, and Mrs. Jennings, and Colonel Brandon prepare out for Cleveland, the Palmer's estate.

Chapter XLIII

In this affiliate, Mrs. Jennings emerges as a much more caring, sympathetic person than she has before.

Chapter XLIV

The reintroduction of Willoughby seems particularly designed to testify him as callow and cruel equally his behavior to Marianne in London suggested.

Chapter XLV

Elinor, in spite of herself, feels for Willoughby, as she is assured of his grief at being forever parted from Marianne and from their family. A spousal relationship proposal is on the horizon.

Chapter XLVI

Marianne has finally seen her errors of existence selfish and unjust toward many; her repentance is sincere, and she likewise laments her venial with Willoughby.

Chapter XLVII

Marianne'due south transformation seems consummate at this bespeak; her angel for Willoughby are put to rest, and even her mother, who was in one case addicted of him, has decided to forgive and forget. It seems at this point that Elinor's hopes for happiness are destroyed, equally she does not have a suitor every bit Marianne still does.

Chapter XLVIII

A foreshadowed development comes to fruition.

Chapter XLIX

A further clarification of the relationship between Lucy and Robert.

Chapter L

Two years have passed. Edward is welcomed back by his mother, although he does not regain his inheritance from Robert. Mrs. Ferrars and even John and Fanny come and visit them at Delaford. Mrs. Dashwood and her two remaining daughters spend most of their time at Delaford, both to be near Elinor, and out of the hope that Marianne might have the Colonel.

• Year Published: 1811
• Linguistic communication: English
• Country of Origin: England
Readability:
• Flesch–Kincaid Level: ix.v
Word Count: 126,194
• Genre: Romance
• Keywords: 19th century literature, british literature, jane austen

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