Colonel Brandon
Colonel Brandon, fictional character, the calm, quiet, and practical man who falls in love with and eventually wins the love of Marianne Dashwood in Jane Austenβs novel Sense and Sensibility (1811).
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title:
Colonel Brandon
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
14 January 2015
Access Date:
November 14, 2026