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Sense and Sensibility

Jane Austen, Henry Hitchings, Hugh Thomson

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Jane Austen's elegant novel of family, society and manners, featuring classic illustrations from Hugh Thomson and an introduction from author and critic Henry Hitchings.

Two sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility.Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful hardbacks make perfect gifts for book lovers, or wonderful additions to your own collection. Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson, this edition also includes an afterword by author and critic Henry Hitchings.Elinor, practical and conventional, the epitome of sense, desires a man who is promised to another woman. Marianne, emotional and sentimental, the epitome of sensibility, loses her heart to a scoundrel who jilts her. A powerful drama of family life and growing up, Sense and Sensibility is at once a subtle comedy of manners and a striking critique of early nineteenth-century society.

Format:
Hardback
Pages:
464
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
ISBN:
9781909621695
Published Date:
14/7/2016
Dimensions:
157mm x 100mm x 27mm
Weight:
255g
Category:
Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

RRP: £10.99

Format: Hardback

ISBN: 9781909621695


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