description: Though written in 1811, Jane Austen's classic tale of two temperamentally opposed sisters is a thoroughly modern novel. Elinor, the practical embodiment of sense, yearns for a man who has already promised himself to another. The exquisitely pretty Marianne, a free-spirited musician and writer, loses her heart—and sensibility—to the young scoundrel Willoughby. For these two sisters, true love can only flourish when Elinor's sense stops conflicting with Marianne's sensibility, and vice-versa. Somewhere between conventional morality and irresponsible whimsy lies the road to happiness for each.Jane Austen has few peers as an observer of human nature. Her insights into the moral contradictions of 19th century provincialism ring as true today as they did a century and a half ago.
language: English
title: Sense and Sensibility
titlecomplete: Sense and Sensibility
characters: Mrs. Dashwood, Robert Ferrars, Lucy Steele, Sir John Middleton, Colonel Brandon, Anne Steele, Edward Ferrars, Lady Middleton, John Willoughby, Fanny Dashwood, Marianne Dashwood, Elinor Dashwood, Margaret Dashwood, John Dashwood, Mrs. Jennings
genres: Romance, Fiction, Literature, Historical Fiction, Audiobook, 19th Century, Classic Literature, British Literature, Historical, Classics
ratings_count: 1154054
places: United Kingdom, England, London, England, Devon, England, Sussex, England
publisher: Highbridge Audio