Sense and Sensibility

Hello again! Today on Reading Wednesday we’ll be taking a look at another book by Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility.

Oh, and I wrote more posts about three other novels; I’ll link to those here, here, and here. Let’s get started!

Chances are, you’ve heard of this book and have probably even read it for yourself. I decided to write about it today since I realized that I hadn’t already. And also because I just re-read it recently myself (I’m re-reading the Jane Austen novels. I’m on Pride and Prejudice now. 😉 )

The book follows a portion of the lives of the Dashwood family, particularly that of the eldest daughters, Elinor and Marianne. At the beginning of the novel, the Dashwood family’s circumstances are in a rather straightened state after the death of Mr Dashwood. As a result, the family, consisting of Mrs Dashwood and her three daughters, are removed from their pleasant estate into a small cottage some distance away.

In this place, many new acquaintances are made, not the least of which is that of a young man named Willoughby. Marianne is rather enamored by this young man, and he returns her affection, by all appearances. I’ll leave the rest for you to deduce for yourself. 😉

Where to find Sense and Sensibility:

I’ll leave a link to the novel here. Happy reading!

That’s all for now! I hope you enjoyed this post. Do you enjoy reading Jane Austen’s novels? ~ Emily