Austen’s first novel, originally titled Elinor and Marianne, was revised to create Sense and Sensibility, published in 1811,. It is generally considered one of Austen’s rougher works but is still widely loved.
It tells the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood who have to move to a modest cottage, where they experience love, romance, and heartbreak. The sisters philosophical outlooks are contrasted: Romantic Marianne (sensibility) and rational Elinor (sense); but as the novel progresses, it becomes ambiguous which outlook is resolved.