Sense and Sensibility
£13.99
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Social convention, romance, behaviour, wit and status all play a part in Jane Austen’s classic tale of love and companionship. Sisters Marianne and Elinor Dashwood follow parallel but very different paths to love and 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.
Dimensions
20.5cm (8in) x 15.5cm (6in)
Features
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Social convention, romance, behaviour, wit and status all play a part in Jane Austen’s classic tale of love and companionship. Sisters Marianne and Elinor Dashwood follow parallel but very different paths to love and 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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Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English author known primarily for her six major novels set among the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Considered defining works of the Regency Era and counted among the best–loved classics of English literature, Austen's books include ‘Sense and Sensibility’, ‘Pride and Prejudice’, ‘Mansfield Park’, ‘Emma’, ‘Northanger Abbey’, and ‘Persuasion’.
Details & Care
- Publisher: Barnes & Noble
- Hard back cover
- Number of pages: 448 pages
- Cover illustrated by Anna Bond, the artist behind the renowned lifestyle brand Rifle Paper Co.
- ISBN: 9780593622469
- Age range: 12+ years
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