The Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family’s sudden loss of fortune. When Henry Dashwood dies unexpectedly, his estate must pass on by law to his son from his first marriage, John and wife Fanny. But these circumstances leave Mr. Dashwood’s current wife, and daughters Elinor, Marianne and Margaret, without a home and with barely enough money to live on. As Elinor and Marianne struggle to find romantic fulfillment in a society obsessed with financial and social status, they must learn to mix sense with sensibility in their dealings with both money and men.
1800s 19th century based on novel or book bloodletting country life countryside decorum devonshire, england dowry free spirited horse carriage inheritance london, england marry for money military officer penniless period drama pneumonia rainstorm secret engagement secret love servant sisters love social class social elite sussex widow young love
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