Sense and Sensibility

Name: Sense and Sensibility
ISBN: 9781405675963

by Jane Austen · first published 1811

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When Mr. Dashwood dies, he must leave the bulk of his estate to the son by his first marriage, which leaves his second wife and three daughters (Elinor, Marianne, and Margaret) in straitened circumstances. They are taken in by a kindly cousin, but their lack of fortune affects the marriageability of both practical Elinor and romantic Marianne. When Elinor forms an attachment for the wealthy Edward Ferrars, his family disapproves and separates them. And though Mrs. Jennings tries to match the worthy (and rich) Colonel Brandon to her, Marianne finds the dashing and fiery Willoughby more to her t

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dyukqu · Dec 29, 2019 · Recommends

Jane Austen was the first author to came to my mind as I saw this thread. I've read two of her books (Sense and Sensibility & Pride and Prejudice) ~2 years ago. What they made me realise was that people are not absolutely good or absolutely bad. Human character consists of so many gray areas (as americans or... I don't know...…
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dave333 · Feb 20, 2022 · Recommends

Chronologically starting with children's: Swallows and Amazon series. Stranger in a Strange Land, The Man In The Maze, Tau Zero, Asimovs Foundation series. All Jane Austen's work: Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, Emma, and Northhanger Abbey.
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jhbadger · Apr 28, 2026 · Mentions

…generates a new work fully copyrightable even if the original wasn't. Just like how the fad a decade or so ago of taking Tolstoy and Jane Austen works and adding new elements -- "Android Karenina" and "Sense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters" are copyrighted works even if the majority of the text in them was from public domain sources.
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hcrisp · Nov 29, 2021 · Mentions

…British accent is Karen Savage. She has read many complete works by Jane Austen and E. Nesbit, among other titles, and is as good as any professional voice actor: - 'Pride and Prejudice' (Austen) - 'Sense and Sensibility' (Austen) - 'The Story of the Treasure Seekers' (Nesbit) - 'The Railway Children' (Nesbit) - many others (says 141 total matches) http://www.karenrsavage.com/blog/
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waterhouse · Mar 24, 2021 · Mentions

You might be interested by Jane Austen's third most popular novel, "Sense and Sensibility", which has been adapted into TV series and movies several times, and favorably depicts a 17-year-old girl's romance with a colonel in his forties.
freedomben · Jan 18, 2024 · Mentions

…source, being public domain, though the quality is highly variable. I can recommend Elizabeth Klett as a good narrator. I've sampled her recordings of Jane Austen books Emma, pride and prejudice, and sense and sensibility.
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herol3oy · Sep 16, 2024 · Mentions

I have problem following characters and their relationships while reading books. So I created Austen while I was reading "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen in order to figure out how are characters connected to each other. https://github.com/herol3oy/austen
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curo · Oct 9, 2026 · Mentions

Made a little "lofi"/classical reading room for my wife to binge Jane Austen before the Sense & Sensibility and Pride & Prejudice releases. The rooms are based off the original text. 18 rooms from 6 novels. Music for each room, many mentioned in the book.
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shawndumas · Dec 21, 2010 · Mentions

54. Sense and Sensibility – Jane Austen