World Literature Classics Popular Edition -- Sense and Sensibility

Author: Jane Austen
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Publish Date: 2002-01-01
Features: "Sense and Sensibility" is the first novel of the renowned British female writer Jane Austen. Eleanor and Marianne, two sisters, are born into a respectable British country family. The older sister is good at controlling emotions with reason, while the younger sister often allows her emotions to run wild. Therefore, when they encounter setbacks in love, they react differently. This book and the author's other masterpiece, "Pride and Prejudice," can be considered sister works. Both are narrated with delicate brushwork and vivid dialogues, depicting the love and marriage stories of young girls without wealthy dowries.