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Sense and Sensibility (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Classics)
 

Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

Though not the first novel she wrote, Sense and Sensibility was the first Jane Austen published. Though she initially called it Elinor and Marianne, Austen jettisoned both the title and the epistolary mode in which it was originally written, but kept the essential theme: the necessity of finding a workable middle ground between passion and reason. The story revolves around the Dashwood ... (read more)

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  • Rated 5 stars

“Not only does my second Austen read affirm my perspective of her being a radical femminista of her time, but GOD could there be literature of more romantic fortitude and material in the entirety of the vast planet! (Oh no the influence of my Jane Austen obsession in worse than I thought). The read really picks up after interpretation of 18th century English and the capacity to read paragraph long sentences ensues. Aside from the romances that gain value via suspense of emotion and artful...”

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  • Rated 4.14464 stars
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  • Rated 4.080645 stars
  

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  • Maria Joanne

    maria joanne said:

    “I love Austen and I really enjoyed this book I don't like as much as Pride & Prejudice but it is very beautifully written and I really love it ”

    posted Friday, December 21 2007
  • Twinkle M

    twinkle m said:

    “I really love the Norton edition because it gives a really great perspective in the setting and background for Sense and Sensibility and provides an understanding of the time of the book.”

    posted Thursday, December 6 2007
  • zulfiatahir z

    zulfiatahir z said:

    “how to read this book
    ”

    posted Sunday, November 4 2007
  • hkadman

    hkadman said:

    “I don't know an author who wouldn't write on his deepest desires, wishes, hopes, otherwise he would not have had the burning urge to write. As for Jane Austen she wrote masterpieces at the age of 22, and that's an awesome feat.”

    posted Thursday, November 1 2007
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