Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

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Summary

Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo.

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen

'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste' Virginia Woolf Jane Austen's subtle and witty novel of secrets and suppression, lies and seduction, brilliantly portrays a world where rigid social convention clashes with the impulses of the heart. It tells the story of two very different sisters who find themselves thrown into an unkind world when their father dies. Marianne, wild and impulsive, falls dangerously in love, while Elinor suffers her own private heartbreak but conceals her true feelings, even from those closest to her. Edited with an Introduction by ROS BALLASTER
"As nearly flawless as any fiction could be"
—Eudora Welty
Jane Austen, the daughter of a clergyman, was born in Hampshire in 1775, and later lived in Bath and the village of Chawton. As a child and teenager, she wrote brilliantly witty stories for her family's amusement, as well as a novella, Lady Susan. Her first published novel was Sense and Sensibility, which appeared in 1811 and was soon followed by Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma. Austen died in 1817, and Persuasion and Northanger Abbey were published posthumously in 1818.
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ISBN 13 9780141439662
ISBN 10 0141439661
Title Sense and Sensibility
Author Jane Austen
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Binding type Paperback
Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Year published 2003-02-27
Number of pages 432
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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