pSense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, which she wrote under the pseudonym A Lady.ppThe story revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances. The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, a cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually resolved as they each find love and lasting happiness. Through the events in the novel, Elinor and Marianne find a balance between sense or pure logic and sensibility or pure emotion in life and love.ppThe book has been adapted for film and television a number of times, including a 1981 serial for TV directed by Rodney Bennett a 1995 movie adapted by Emma Thompson and directed by