Sense and Sensibility [Paperback]

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A special edition featuring beautiful heritage wallpaper patterns from her own home in Hampshire, these collectable paperbacks are a must for all Jane Austen fans. From Macmillan Collectors Library; a series of stunning classics that make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover.

Two sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Jane AustensSense and Sensibility.Elinor, practical and conventional, the epitome of sense, desires a man who is promised to another woman. Marianne, emotional and sentimental, the epitome of sensibility, loses her heart to a scoundrel who jilts her. A powerful drama of family life and growing up,Sense and Sensibilityis at once a subtle comedy of manners and a striking critique of early nineteenth-century society.

With original illustrations by the celebrated Hugh Thomson, this Macmillan Collectors Library edition also features bonus material by Jane Austen expert and curator of Jane Austen's House Sophie Reynolds.

A special edition of Jane Austens elegant novel of family, society and manners with illustrations by Hugh Thomson and bonus material by Jane Austen expert Sophie Reynolds.Jane Austen was born in 1775 in rural Hampshire, the daughter of an affluent village rector who encouraged her in her artistic pursuits. In novels such asPride and Prejudice,Mansfield ParkandEmmashe developed her subtle analysis of contemporary life through depictions of the middle classes in small towns. Her sharp wit and incisive portraits of ordinary people have given her novels enduring popularity. She died in 1817.