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Title
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Alone
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Description
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Here we see Marianne kneeling on the floor, leaning on a chair. She is surrounded by Willoughby’s letters after he left. Willoughby left very suddenly, coming to the Dashwood’s cottage while Marianne was home alone. She was in love with him and was distraught to hear of his departing so suddenly. Her box with his letters is open, and some are strewn on the floor. This scene occurs in chapter 16 as noted underneath the title of this image. The characters are shown in the traditional regency style, with Marianne wearing 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. 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 82 and 83 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:25574
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Source Name
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Sense and Sensibility
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Image
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