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Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)
Sense and Sensibility - Penguin Classics
Author: Jane Austen
Jane Austen (1775-1817) is considered by many scholars to be the first great woman novelist. Her novels revolve around people, not events or coincidences. Miss Austen sets her novels in the upper middle class English country which was her own environment. Her novels have increased in stature over time. Her skills of writing, including a dry...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780140430479
ISBN-10: 0140430474
Publication Date: 12/30/1969
Pages: 276
Edition: Reprint
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  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
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4.5 stars, based on 26 ratings
Publisher: Viking Pr
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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canadianeh avatar reviewed Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) on + 242 more book reviews
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5 1/2 hours. Narrated by Julie Christie of Far from the Madding Crowd and Doctor Zhivago films. I escaped to the world of the Miss Dashwoods for car trips and truly enjoyed this presentation. The abridgement simply leaves out some of the more detailed descriptions and lengthy characterization. Especially good as an intro to Jane Austen stories or a happy revisit.
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reviewed Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) on + 12 more book reviews
One of my daughters favorite stories!
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6 cassettes, 4 hours. Read by actress Julie Christie (Dr. Zhivago, Far from the Madding Crowd). Abridged.
donaverde avatar reviewed Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics) on + 17 more book reviews
Autsten at her best.


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