| Description |
xxxix, 367 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Everyman's library ; 51
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page xxxii-xxxiii). |
| Summary |
With Mr. Dashwood's death, his wife and two daughters, Elinor and Marianne, must accustom themselves to genteel poverty. When Marianne meets the man of her dreams, everyone expects a marriage; unaccountably, he rejects her, with devastating effect. It falls to Elinor, the sensible elder sister, to pick up the pieces, while harboring a secret longing of her own. In Sense and Sensibility, the warmth between two very different sisters contrasts with Austen's deliciously precise observation of vanity, selfishness and snobbery. |
| Subject |
Inheritance and succession -- Fiction.
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Social classes -- Fiction.
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Young women -- Fiction.
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Sisters -- Fiction.
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England -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Domestic fiction.
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| ISBN |
0679409874 |
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9780679409878 |
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