
Sense and Sensibility (Revised)
Title: Sense and Sensibility (Revised) Author: Jane Austen ISBN: 9780141439662 Publisher: Penguin Classics Published: 2003 Binding: Paperback Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Fiction 1544327 Publisher Description: Jane Austen's first published work, meticulously constructed and sparkling with her unique wit Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip and innuendo. Meanwhile Elinor, always sensitive to social convention, is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment, even from those closest to her. Through their parallel experience of love - and its threatened loss - the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where stat