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Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

by Austen, Jane, 1775-1817

BookID: 161

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

England -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- FictionInheritance and succession -- FictionEngland -- FictionYoung women -- Fiction

Description

"Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen is a novel published in 1811. When the Dashwood sisters are forced from their family estate into reduced circumstances, they face romantic trials that test their contrasting natures. Sensible Elinor guards her feelings while passionate Marianne wears her heart openly. Both encounter love, disappointment, and betrayal as suitors prove honorable or false. Through heartbreak and revelation, the sisters must navigate society's demands while discovering what truly matters in matters of the heart. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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