Friday 21 June 2024

What About Margaret? Reading Sense and Sensibility with Fresh Eyes

Welcome back to the Secret Victorianist. This month I wrote a guest post for Sarah Emsley's blog as part of her A Summer Party for Sense and Sensibility series, exploring Jane Austen's novel from a variety of perspectives.

In my post I share a close reading of the sections of Sense and Sensibility that deal with Margaret Dashwood. If Elinor represents sense and Marianne sensibility, what are we to make of the third sister in the family? Read my full post to find out.

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