Sense and Sensibility (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Jane Austen | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0486290492 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0486290492 Global Overview for this book
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"Within the insular world of the English countryside, among struggling clerical families, husband-hunting mothers and daughters, country fools and snobs, Jane Austen found the raw material she needed to write brilliant novels widely admired for satiric wit, subtlety and perfection of style. Sense and Sensibility is one of the best of these.
It is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who represent sense and sensibilty, respectively. When both appear to be deserted by the young men they had intended to marry, the stage is set for a delicious comedy of manners that not only showcases Austen's perception, humor and incomparable prose, but offers a splendid glimpse of upper and middle-class English society of the early 19th century."
Unabridged republication of a standard text reprinted from the sedond edition of 1813.
It is the story of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, who represent sense and sensibilty, respectively. When both appear to be deserted by the young men they had intended to marry, the stage is set for a delicious comedy of manners that not only showcases Austen's perception, humor and incomparable prose, but offers a splendid glimpse of upper and middle-class English society of the early 19th century."
Unabridged republication of a standard text reprinted from the sedond edition of 1813.