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Sense and Sensibility

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When Mr. Dashwood dies, he leaves his second wife and her three daughters at the mercy of his son and heir, John. John's wife convinces him to turn his step-mother and half-sisters out, and they move to a country cottage, rented to them by a distant relative. In their newly reduced circumstances Elinor and Marianne, the two eldest daughters, wrestle with ideas of romance and reality and their apparent opposition to each other. Elinor struggles in silent propriety, while Marianne is as violently romantic as her ideals. Life, however, teaches the girls to balance sense and sensibility in their approach to love and marriage.

Sense and Sensibility was Jane Austen's first novel to be published, in 1811. It has been adapted for film and television many times, most notably in Ang Lee's 1995 film adaptation.


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Publisher: Duke Classics

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  • ISBN: 9781620117415
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620117415
  • File size: 441 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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  • ISBN: 9781620117415
  • File size: 434 KB
  • Release date: February 20, 2012

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OverDrive Read
EPUB ebook
Open EPUB ebook

Languages

English

Levels

Lexile® Measure:1180
Text Difficulty:8-10

When Mr. Dashwood dies, he leaves his second wife and her three daughters at the mercy of his son and heir, John. John's wife convinces him to turn his step-mother and half-sisters out, and they move to a country cottage, rented to them by a distant relative. In their newly reduced circumstances Elinor and Marianne, the two eldest daughters, wrestle with ideas of romance and reality and their apparent opposition to each other. Elinor struggles in silent propriety, while Marianne is as violently romantic as her ideals. Life, however, teaches the girls to balance sense and sensibility in their approach to love and marriage.

Sense and Sensibility was Jane Austen's first novel to be published, in 1811. It has been adapted for film and television many times, most notably in Ang Lee's 1995 film adaptation.


Expand title description text
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Duke Classics

    OverDrive Read
    ISBN: 9781620117415
    Release date: February 20, 2012

    EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620117415
    File size: 441 KB
    Release date: February 20, 2012

    Open EPUB ebook
    ISBN: 9781620117415
    File size: 434 KB
    Release date: February 20, 2012

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook
    Open EPUB ebook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1180
    Text Difficulty: 8-10