Sense and Sensibility

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Sense and Sensibility

Author : Jane Austen , Margaret Anne Doody Introduction , James Kinsley General editor , Jane Austen , James EDT Kinsley

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Highlights

English

Language

Reissue

Edition

327

Pages

9780199535576

ISBN-13

0199535576

ISBN-10

Oxford univercity press

Publisher

198 mm

Height

129 mm

Width

17 mm

Thickness

Paperback

Binding

Description

Pray, pray be composed, cried Elinor, and do not betray what you feel to every body present. Perhaps he has not observed you yet. For Elinor Dashwood, sensible and sensitive, and her romantic, impetuous younger sister Marianne, the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote. In a world ruled by money and self-interest, the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections. Concerned for others and for social proprieties, Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centred fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele, whilst Mariannes unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men. Through her heroines parallel experiences of love, loss, and hope, Jane Austen offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which womens lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.