Sense and Sensibility

'"I am afraid," replied Elinor, "that the pleasantness of an employment does not always evince its propriety" - Sense & Sensibility

but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way’

Discover the beloved story of sisters, love and society that launched Jane Austen’s career.

Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous.

‘I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way’

Discover the beloved story of sisters, love and society that launched Jane Austen’s career.

Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart with disappointment but together they attempt to find a way to happiness.