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Sense and Sensibility

Gilded Pocket Edition
By Jane Austen
Series: Arcturus Ornate Classics
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Sense and Sensibility follows the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, as they navigate hardship after their father's death leaves them nearly penniless. Forced to depend on relatives for a new home, the sisters face contrasting romantic fortunes—impulsive Marianne falls for the deceptive Willoughby, while sensible Elinor endures quiet disappointments in love. Jane Austen weaves their stories with wit and insight into society and family.
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This pocket-sized gold-embossed edition presents the unabridged Austen classic with gilded edges and patterned endpapers. It follows the Dashwood sisters as they navigate love, heartbreak and societal expectation in Austen's beautifully told tale.

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This elegant gift edition presents Jane Austen's best-loved work, Sense and Sensibility, featuring beautiful gold-embossed cover designs, gilded page edges and patterned endpapers.

Sense and Sensibility tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. Left almost penniless and homeless on the death of their father, they rely on the kindness of relatives and friends to find a new home together with their mother and younger sister. Each needs to resolve their problems by marrying well, but fate takes them on a bumpy road along which the impetuous Marianne falls for the duplicitous Willoughby, while Elinor, ever cautious, seems to be unlucky in love. As ever, Austen resolves her heroines' fortunes in her inimitable and witty way.

This elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a gold embossed cover design, ivory pages, beautifully designed endpapers and gilded page edges. Part of the Arcturus Ornate Classics series, this book makes a wonderful gift for any lover of classic fiction.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398829893

Publisher: Arcturus Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 October 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Arcturus

Illustration: Imitation cloth with gold foil blocking

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 24.0mm

Width: 105.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 322g

Pages: 368

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About the Author

Jane Austen (1775-1817) is considered to be one of the finest writers in English Literature. Born and brought up in Hampshire in the south of England, her witty writing has entertained numerous generations of readers, and her works have been adapted into many films and TV series.

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