Scenes and Characters FIRST EDITION. Cet article n’est pas disponible.Scenes and Characters FIRST EDITION

The story revolves around the Mohun family, particularly focusing on the eldest daughter, Eleanor, as she navigates the duties and responsibilities that come with family life while also dealing with personal sacrifices and the dynamics with her younger sisters, Lilias, Emily, and Jane. The opening of the novel introduces Eleanor Mohun, who has taken on the role of caretaker for her younger siblings during a period of familial grief following their mother's illness and eventual death. As she forgoes her own happiness and an engagement to Mr. Francis Hawkesworth to support her father and siblings, the narrative establishes her character as stea.