Sense and Sensibility

In 1811, Jane Austen's first published work, Sense and Sensibility, marked the debut of England's premier novelist of manners. Believing that "3 or 4 families in a country village is the very thing to work on," she created a brilliant tragicomedy of flirtation and folly. Romantic walks through lush Devonshire and genteel dinner parties at a stately manor draw two pretty sisters into the schemes and manipulations of landed gentry determined to marry wisely and well. Neither sense nor sensibility can guarantee happiness for either--as romantic Marianne falls prey to a dangerous rascal, and reasonable Elinor loses her heart to a gentleman already engaged. Wonderfully entertaining yet subtle and probing in its characterizations, Sense and Sensibility richly displays the supreme artistry of a great English novelist.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Published: 12/01/1982
ISBN: 9780553213348
Pages: 352
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 6.93h x 4.18w x 0.74d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 12795 / Sense and Sensibility (Unabridged)
Reading Level: 8.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 22