
They have the opportunity to rent a modest home, Barton Cottage, on the property of a distant relative, Sir John Middleton.

Dashwood's first marriage, and his young son, the four Dashwood women need to look for a new home. Because Norland is passed down to John, the product of Mr. 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. They have an older half-brother, John, and a younger sister, Margaret (age 13). It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (age 19) and Marianne (age 16½) as they come of age.


It was published anonymously By A Lady appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811.
