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Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen

First published
1811
Reading level
Plain English
Price
Free

About the book

"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, two very different personalities face the trials of love and heartbreak. Elinor embodies prudent sense while Marianne follows passionate sensibility. As romantic attachments form and unravel, both sisters must navigate social expectations, financial realities, and the painful gap between appearance and truth in matters of the heart.

  • England
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Young women
  • Love stories
  • Sisters
  • Domestic fiction

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #21839. Sense and Sensibility on Wikipedia.

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