Sense and Sensibility
by Jane Austen
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good ++/Near Very Good
- Seller
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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Synopsis
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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- Bookseller
- Lasting Words Ltd (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020335
- Title
- Sense and Sensibility
- Author
- Jane Austen
- Illustrator
- Hugh Thomson
- Format/Binding
- Decorative Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good ++
- Jacket Condition
- Near Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1951
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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- Cloth
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- Reprint
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- 12mo
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