Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Austen Jane that came out in 1811 It was distributed namelessly By A Lady shows up on the cover sheet where the creators name could have been It recounts the tale of the Dashwood sisters Elinor age 19 and Marianne age 16A12 really age They have a more established stepbrother John and a more youthful sister Margaret age 13The novel follows the three Dashwood sisters as they should move with their bereft mother from the domain in which they grew up Norland Park Since Norland is passed down to John the result of Mr Dashwoods most memorable marriage and his young child the four Dashwood ladies need to search for another home They have the chance to lease a nice home Barton Cottage on the property of a faroff family member Sir John Middleton There Elinor and Marianne experience love sentiment and catastrophe