In this novel, a busybody old lady listens to a conversation through a door, and mistakenly thinks that two characters have gotten engaged, when in fact that man was giving a rectory to the lady's friend.
In this novel, a busybody old lady listens to a conversation through a door, and mistakenly thinks that two characters have gotten engaged, when in fact that man was giving a rectory to the lady's friend. One character in this novel abandons a trip to Whitwell at the last minute, to visit a girl thought to be his illegitimate daughter, but who is actually the daughter of his sister-in-law, with whom he was in love. Charlotte Palmer enjoys joking about the rudeness of her husband in this novel, in which Eliza Williams is impregnated by the scoundrel John Willoughby. This novel's protagonists marry Edward Ferrars and Colonel Brandon, respectively. For 10 points, name this first novel by Jane Austen, in which sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood represent the title mental characteristics.
In this novel, a busybody old lady listens to a conversation through a door, and mistakenly thinks that two characters have gotten engaged, when in fact that man was giving a rectory to the lady's friend.
Sense and Sensibility