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Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen
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Description for Sense and Sensibility
Paperback. Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart with disappointment. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 25. Weight in Grams: 274.
‘I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way’
Discover the beloved story of sisters, love and society that launched Jane Austen’s career.
Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart with disappointment but together they ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099511557
SKU
V9780099511557
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About Jane Austen
Jane Austen was born in Steventon rectory on 16 December 1775. Her family later moved to Bath and then to Chawton in Hampshire. She began writing Pride and Prejudice when she was twenty-two years old. It was originally called First Impressions. It was initially rejected by publishers and only published in 1813 after much revision. All four of her novels ... Read more
Reviews for Sense and Sensibility
Jane Austen is my favourite author
E.M. Forster The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise.... Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete
Elizabeth Bowen The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste
Virginia Woolf Like Irvine Welsh, I am a great admirer of Jane ... Read more
E.M. Forster The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise.... Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete
Elizabeth Bowen The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste
Virginia Woolf Like Irvine Welsh, I am a great admirer of Jane ... Read more