Sense and sensibility
by Jane Austen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen. Published in 1811, it was Austen's first published novel, which she wrote under the pseudonym "A Lady". The story revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances.
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- World of Rare Books (GB)
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- 1696426206BDB
- Title
- Sense and sensibility
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Collins Clear-Type Press
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