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Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen (1811)
In Sense and Sensibility (1811), Jane Austen follows sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood as they navigate love, heartbreak, money, and the rigid expectations of English society. Elinor approaches life with restraint, practicality, and careful judgment, while the passionate Marianne believes deeply in emotion, romance, and following the heart. After their father's death leaves the Dashwood women in reduced circumstances, both sisters encounter relationships that challenge their assumptions about love and happiness, from Elinor's complicated attachment to Edward Ferrars to Marianne's intense…
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