Chapter by Chapter Classics
Sense and Sensibility E5 Ch. 1–6 Summary & Analysis – Norland, Inheritance, Edward, and Barton
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Chapters 1–6: the Dashwood women lose much of their expected financial security, John and Fanny Dashwood rationalize giving them almost no help, Elinor grows close to Edward Ferrars, and the family leaves Norland for Barton Cottage.
The opening chapters establish the economic problem that drives much of Sense and Sensibility. After the inheritance of Norland is arranged in a way that gives Mrs.…