| Sense and Sensibility Contributor(s): Austen, Jane (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486290492 ISBN-13: 9780486290492 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: The Dashwood sisters are very different from each other in appearance and temperament; Elinor's good sense and readiness to observe social forms contrast with Marianne's impulsive candor and warm but excessive sensibility. Both struggle to maintain their integrity and find happiness in the face of a competitive marriage market. The basis of the Columbia film, starring Emma Thompson and Hugh Grant. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 95049594 |
| Lexile Measure: 1180 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 5.15" W x 8.28" (0.46 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 their 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 sensibility, 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 18th century. |