| Sense and Sensibility Contributor(s): Austen, Jane (Author), Gates, David (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375756736 ISBN-13: 9780375756733 Publisher: Modern Library OUR PRICE: $9.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2001 Annotation: Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of support. But unscrupulous cads, meddlesome matriarchs, and various guileless and artful women impinge on their chances for love and happiness. The novelist Elizabeth Bowen wrote, "The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise....Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains a new Introduction by Pulitzer Prize finalist David Gates, in addition to new explanatory notes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Romance - Historical - Victorian |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 00064742 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.17" W x 8.03" (0.53 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Religious Orientation - Christian - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 12795 Reading Level: 8.4 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 22.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of support. But unscrupulous cads, meddlesome matriarchs, and various guileless and artful women impinge on their chances for love and happiness. The novelist Elizabeth Bowen wrote, "The technique of Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise....Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete." This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains a new Introduction by Pulitzer Prize finalist David Gates, in addition to new explanatory notes. |