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Title
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Have you heard the news?
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Description
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Here we see Elinor sitting at a desk writing a letter when Mrs. Jennings came in to tell her the news that Edward Ferrars’ engagement to Lucy Steele had become public. Elinor and Marianne accompanied Mrs. Jennings to London in the new year and stayed for several months. Elinor’s half-brother and sister-in-law also came to London, and liking Miss Steele, invited Lucy and her sister Anne to come and stay with them for a few weeks. Edward Ferrars is the brother of Fanny Dashwood, Elinor’s sister-in-law. While staying with the Dashwoods, Anne Steele announced that Lucy was engaged to Edward. This caused outrage and Mrs. Ferrars disowned Edward, believing Lucy Steele to be an unsuitable match. Mrs. Jennings loved gossip, and as soon as she heard the news, she wanted to share it with Elinor. This scene occurs in chapter 37 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style. Elinor wears the regency style dress with an empire waist. Her hair is worn tied up, as was tradition for women after their coming out before the queen, signaling her entrance into society. Mrs. Jennings walks in wearing her shawl and a bonnet to protect her face from the sun. The regency period dated to the early nineteenth century (1811-1820) when George, Prince of Wales, later George IV (r. 1820-1830), reigned as regent for his mentally ill father, King George III (r. 1760-1820). The regency period is associated with the rise of neoclassicism in art and fashion. The same image appears as an insert between pages 90 and 91 for the Dent 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, and 1897 editions of Sense and Sensibility.
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Image Creator
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William Cubit Cooke (engraver)
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Identifier
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mta:25581
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Source Name
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Sense and Sensibility
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Image
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