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Sense and Sensibility

By Jane Austen
Series: The Penguin English Library
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen follows the contrasting lives of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, navigating love, heartache, and societal expectations in Regency-era England. Elinor embodies sense with her rational demeanour, while Marianne represents sensibility through her passionate spirit. Their journey explores themes of marriage, class, and the balance between reason and emotion in personal relationships.
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You might enjoy this classic if you appreciate intricately woven tales of love, societal expectations, and familial dynamics set in the Regency era. The author's brilliant exploration of contrasting personalities in the form of two sisters provides both wit and heartfelt emotion, offering a timeless reflection on the balance between reason and emotion.

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Sense and Sensibility

Tells the story of Marianne Dashwood, who 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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"The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!"

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. Meanwhile, Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her.

Through their parallel experiences of love—and its threatened loss—the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status and money govern the rules of love.

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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen is praised for its vivid portrayal of contrasting sisters Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, showcasing themes of love, social class, and family dynamics. Austen's character development and exploration of Victorian societal expectations have been noted for their depth and humour. Readers appreciate the novel's wit and emotional resonance, alongside its critique of the constraints placed on women in the 19th century.

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ISBN: 9780141199672

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 30 August 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 288g

Pages: 416

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Fiction General Fiction Jane Austen Literary Fiction Most Popular Books of All Time Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: The Penguin English Library

About the Author

Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of English literature's greatest and most widely-read writers - one of the four 'great English novelists' according to F. R. Leavis (along with George Eliot, Henry James and Joseph Conrad). Her novels, both romantic fiction and acerbic social commentary, include Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. Sense and Sensibility was the first of Austen's novels to be published, in 1811, and she had to pay for its publication and a commission on sales - until the tables turned upon the book's great success and Austen began to make a substantial profit herself. All six titles are published in the Penguin English Library.

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