Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
Children'sAdded on April 11, 2026
Description
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 (age 19) and Marianne (age 16½) as they come of age. They have an older half-brother, John, and a younger sister, Margaret (age 13).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.
Reader Reviews
This book is a modern version of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility with some Christian undertones. The characters have different names, such as Marianne Dashwood is now Anna Woods and Edward Ferrars is Ted Farris. Some characters are completely missing like the Palmers and Margaret Dashwood. But the theme of Sense and Sensibility and a lot of the plot are still there although slightl adapted to fit modern times. Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility is such a masterpiece and a wonderful story. I
I keep reading these books because they cure insomnia.
Meh. Kinda cute. Kinda corny.I actually wondered how she would handle Edward & Lucy's secret engagement, in spite of his being in love with Elinor, in a (modern) time when people break engagements and marriages with hardly a second thought. I guess it worked. At the beginning of the book, where she provides the character list and the Jane Austen characters they are based on, she's got "Robert Farris: based on Charles Ferrars," Edward's brother. Um, in Sense & Sensibility, Edward's brother was Ro
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