Classic, Fiction, Historical, Romance, Satire, Social Commentary
Format
Digital
+100 Total Pages
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+ 1,000 Active Readers
Book Description
Sense and Sensibility follows the lives of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, who experience contrasting approaches to love and life. Elinor represents “sense,” showing restraint, practicality, and self-control, while Marianne embodies “sensibility,” expressing her emotions freely and passionately. As they navigate heartbreak, societal expectations, and family duties, their contrasting personalities lead them on different paths of romantic and personal discovery. Austen deftly examines the complexities of love, social class, and family loyalty, ultimately showing that a balance between sense and sensibility is necessary for happiness and fulfillment. With wit and charm, Sense and Sensibility captures the nuances of human relationships in a society governed by convention and propriety.
About Author
Jane Austen
Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English novelist known for her keen observations of social manners, relationships, and the role of women in early 19th-century England. Born in Hampshire, England, she was the daughter of a clergyman and grew up in a close-knit family that encouraged reading and writing. Austen’s novels often focused on themes such as marriage, class, and morality, with a satirical tone that critiqued the social norms of her time.
Her major works include Pride and Prejudice (1813), Sense and Sensibility (1811), Emma (1815), Mansfield Park (1814), Northanger Abbey (published posthumously in 1818), and Persuasion (published posthumously in 1818). Despite receiving little recognition during her lifetime, Austen’s works were beloved by her readers and gained widespread fame after her death. Today, she is regarded as one of the most important figures in English literature, and her novels continue to be widely read, adapted into films, and studied for their insightful depictions of human nature and social structures.
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+100 Total Pages
Read it on All Devices
+ 1,000 Active Readers
Book Description
About Author
Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English novelist known for her keen observations of social manners, relationships, and the role of women in early 19th-century England. Born in Hampshire, England, she was the daughter of a clergyman and grew up in a close-knit family that encouraged reading and writing. Austen’s novels often focused on themes such as marriage, class, and morality, with a satirical tone that critiqued the social norms of her time.
Her major works include Pride and Prejudice (1813), Sense and Sensibility (1811), Emma (1815), Mansfield Park (1814), Northanger Abbey (published posthumously in 1818), and Persuasion (published posthumously in 1818). Despite receiving little recognition during her lifetime, Austen’s works were beloved by her readers and gained widespread fame after her death. Today, she is regarded as one of the most important figures in English literature, and her novels continue to be widely read, adapted into films, and studied for their insightful depictions of human nature and social structures.