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Shvoong Home>Books>Classic Literature>Sense and sensibility Review

Sense and sensibility

Book Review   by:SacerdotisaTomoyo     Original Author: Jane Austen
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This abstract was translated from Sentido y Sensibilidad
 
At the death of Ms Dashwood, his second wife and three daughters has to leave their house, since all is inherited by his oldest son John Dashwood. He renege about the last petition of his father in the death´s bed and the four woman with a scarce rent depart to Devonshire. Before to leave, the brother of Ms John´s Dashwood wife, Edward Ferras make friendship with the eldest of the sisters Elinor, and she fall in love with him.

In Devonshire, make new friendships, between them the Coronel Brandon who just to met them start to deeply estimate to the median of the sisters, Marianne.

In a walking of Marianne and little Margaret. Marianne fell and hurt an ankle. A young gentleman rescue her and take her to the little house. Since that moment, the emotional Marianne and Willoughby make inseparable to each other since are joined by many hobbies and likes.

Willoughby is not appreciated by Coronel Brandon, who even when doesn´t comment anything, is aware about many things of his dark past and see Marianne so eager with him, hurts. When everybody believe than Willoughby and Marianne are going to be engaged, he travel to London without said godbye to anybody except Marianne, who doesn´t have any hope, but he
doesn´t acquit her neither.

Meanwhile a guest of Sir John Middleton, tell Elionor that she is secretly engaged with Edward Ferrars, which bring and end to Elionor´s hope, who besides to demand the secret of the confidence, can´t be able to find consolation since she can´t tell anybody.

Mrs Jennigns, mother of Lady Middleton offer to take the three ladies, Elionor,Marianne and Lucy Steele, to London for the season; is there when Elionor run into Edward again,Marianne knows that her beloved Willoughby has engaged with a young with an important fortune and Lucy Steele, release her engagement with Edward in order to get free to married with his younger brother.
Published: August 28, 2012   
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