ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Sense & Sensibility was Jane Austen’s first published novel. It is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, as they come of age. After the death of their father they are forced to leave their family estate and to move, with their mother and younger sister, to a cottage in rural Devonshire.

Detailed explanation-2: -It signaled good sense, or common sense. But in Austen’s day, the word sensibility was different. It meant sensitivity or emotional receptivity. Throughout the novel, Austen couples the word sense with ideas of goodness, honor, and duty.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sense and Sensibility is not a true story but rather is inspired by the true conditions of life as a young woman in 19th century England.