Injustly deprived of their inheritance, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood were forced to leave Sussex for Devonshire, where they were quickly accepted by the local narrowed bourgeoisie and to dull hypocrisy. The eldest, Elinor, had to give up a love that seemed to be shared, while Marianne soon got caught up in the seductive Willoughby. If Elinor, who represents reason, conceals his heartaches, his younger daughter spreads his happiness to the open, unable to mask his feelings. Until the day when Willoughby disappeared... Published in 1811, Reason and sentiments is considered the first great English novel of the nineteenth century.