Pray pray be composed cried Elinor "and do not betray what you feel to every body present Perhaps he has not observed you yet" For Elinor Dashwood sensible & sensitive & her romantic impetuous younger sister Marianne the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote In a world ruled by money & self-interest the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections Concerned for others & for social proprieties Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centred fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele whilst Marianne's unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men Through her heroines' parallel experiences of love loss & hope Jane Austen offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive ...

Pray pray be composed cried Elinor "and do not betray what you feel to every body present Perhaps he has not observed you yet" For Elinor Dashwood sensible & sensitive & her romantic impetuous younger sister Marianne the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote In a world ruled by money & self-interest the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections Concerned for others & for social proprieties Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centred fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele whilst Marianne's unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men Through her heroines' parallel experiences of love loss & hope Jane Austen offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

Two sisters of opposing temperament but who share the pangs of tragic love provide the subjects for Jane Austen's Sense & Sensibility Elinor practical & conventional the epitome of sense desires a man who is promised to another woman Marianne emotional & sentimental the epitome of sensibility loses her heart to a scoundrel who jilts her A powerful drama of family life & growing up the novel is at once a subtle comedy of manners & a striking critique of early nineteenth-century society Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thomson this Macmillan Collector's Library edition also

Includes:: an afterword by author & critic Henry Hitchings Designed to appeal to the booklover the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful special gift editions of much loved classic titles Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love & treasure

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WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY FRANCESCA SEGALThe Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer & illustrator Leanne Shapton & introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers & Austen fans Alexander Mc Call Smith Lynne Truss Amanda Vickery Francesca Segal PD James & Andrew Motion ' Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire' J K Rowling Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home & enter into the contests of polite society The charms of unsuitable men & the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart with disappointment but together they attempt to find a way to happiness ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-Ray player in order to play Based on one of Jane Austen’s most beloved novels & directed by Ang Lee Sense & Sensibility is the story of two sisters; sensible Elinor played by two-time Academy Award winner Emma Thompson (Best Actress
- Howard&s End 1993) & passionate wilful Marianne (Kate Winslet
- Iris Titanic) When their father dies by law his estate must pass to the eldest son from his first marriage forcing his current wife & daughters to find somewhere more primitive to live With their sudden loss of fortune the sisters& chances of marriage seem doomed Their well-intentioned suitors played by Alan Rickman (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves Truly Madly Deeply) Hugh Grant (Bridget Jones&s Diary Notting Hill) & Greg Wise (Mad Cows) are trapped by the strict rules of a society obsessed with financial & social status & the conflicting laws of desire Actors Emma Thompson Kate Winslet Hugh Grant Directors Ang Lee Language English Subtitles Arabic Czech Danish Dutch English Finnish French German Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Japanese Korean Mandarin Chinese Greek Norwegian Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Run Time 131 minutes Classification U

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Introduction & Notes by Professor Stephen Arkin San Francisco University ' Young women who have no economic or political power must attend to the serious business of contriving material security' Jane Austen's sardonic humour lays bare the stratagems the hypocrisy & the poignancy inherent in the struggle of two very different sisters to achieve respectability Sense & Sensibility is a delightful comedy of manners in which the sisters Elinor & Marianne represent these two qualities Elinor's character is one of Augustan detachment while Marianne a fervent disciple of the Romantic Age learns to curb her passionate nature in the interests of survival This book the first of Austen's novels to be published remains as fresh a cautionary tale today as it ever was ...

Sense & Sensibility is Jane Austen's first published work meticulously constructed & sparkling with her unique wit This Penguin Classics edition is edited with an introduction by Ros Ballaster University of Oxford Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve & when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip & innuendo Meanwhile Elinor always sensitive to social convention is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment even from those closest to her Through their parallel experience of love
- & its threatened loss
- the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status & money govern the rules of love This edition also

Includes:: explanatory notes & textual variants between first & second edition Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature's most famous women writers Austen began writing at a young age embarking on what is possibly her best-known work Pride & Prejudice at the age of 22 She was the author of Sense & Sensibility Pride & Prejudice Emma Persuasion Mansfield Park & Northanger Abbey



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The Penguin English Library Edition of Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen The more I know of the world the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love I require so much! Jane Austen's novel tells the story of Marianne Dashwood who wears her heart on her sleeve & when she falls in love with the dashing but unsuitable John Willoughby she ignores her sister Elinor's warning that her impulsive behaviour leaves her open to gossip & innuendo Meanwhile Elinor always sensitive to social convention is struggling to conceal her own romantic disappointment even from those closest to her Through their parallel experience of love
- & its threatened loss
- the sisters learn that sense must mix with sensibility if they are to find personal happiness in a society where status & money govern the rules of love The Penguin English Library
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Emma Thompson Alan Rickman Kate Winslet & Hugh Grant star in this captivating romantic comedy that swept the Ten Best Lists & was named the Best Picture of the Year by the Golden Globes (r) Based on Jane Austen&s classic novel SENSE & SENSIBILITY tells of the Dashwood sisters sensible Elinor (Thompson) & passionate Marianne (Winslet) whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family&s sudden loss of fortune Rickman Grant & Greg Wise co-star as the well-intentioned suitors who are trapped by the strict rules of society & the conflicting laws of desire ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play A BBC adaptation of Jane Austen&s famous novel Sisters Elinor (Irene Richard) & Marianne (Tracey Childs) Dashwood lose their family fortune to spiteful relatives & are forced to seek out suitable husbands in order to survive While Marianne falls for the heartless John Willoughby (Peter Woodward) Elinor finds herself attracted to Edward Ferrars (Bosco Hogan) who is himself betrothed to Lucy Steele (Julia Chambers) Will the sisters find the romance they are hoping for? ...