Life and love Jane Austen's famous first novel

Set against the idyllic backdrop of 18th century Britain, Sense and Sensibility follows the contrasting fortunes of the impoverished Dashwood sisters - pragmatic Elinor and impulsive Marianne - as they navigate the treacherous waters of society to find love. Austen's wit and sharp social commentary illuminate the constraints of class and gender with a subtle irony, while at the same time her classic novel, written when she was only 20, remains a charming and delightful read to this day.

• From one of the most famous English authors ever: Jane Austen's first novel »Sense and Sensibility«!
• Austen's famous classic in a beautiful hardcover special edition embossed with silver foil
• »If a book is well written, I always find it too short.« Aus Sense and Sensibility
• »I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.« Sense and Sensibility

»I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.« Sense and Sensibility

Autorentext
Jane Austen (17751817) wurde in Steventon, Hampshire, geboren und wuchs als siebtes von acht Kindern im elterlichen Pfarrhaus auf. Ihre literarische Welt war die des englischen Landadels, deren sorgsam kaschierte Abgründe sie mit feiner Ironie entlarvte.

Zusammenfassung
Life and love Jane Austen's famous first novel

Set against the idyllic backdrop of 18th century Britain, Sense and Sensibility follows the contrasting fortunes of the impoverished Dashwood sisters - pragmatic Elinor and impulsive Marianne - as they navigate the treacherous waters of society to find love. Austen's wit and sharp social commentary illuminate the constraints of class and gender with a subtle irony, while at the same time her classic novel, written when she was only 20, remains a charming and delightful read to this day.

• From one of the most famous English authors ever: Jane Austen's first novel »Sense and Sensibility«!
• Austen's famous classic in a beautiful hardcover special edition embossed with silver foil
• »If a book is well written, I always find it too short.« Aus Sense and Sensibility
• »I wish, as well as everybody else, to be perfectly happy; but, like everybody else, it must be in my own way.« Sense and Sensibility