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? ...

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? ...

Blue Zephyr Falcons They were once one of Skylands’ most endangered species but Air Strike taught them how to defend themselves from predators… & not fly into windows Birds would come from all over Skylands to learn his proven techniques But despite their new defensive skills the Blue Zephyr Falcons continued to be hunted by a band of evil trolls who liked to use their eggs in blue-bacon omelets So it was time for Air Strike to strike back! He journeyed to the peak of the Zephyr Mountain & single handedly took down the trolls rescuing the stolen eggs After returning them to their mother one of the eggs hatched revealing a very energetic Falcon that ...

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- Kenzie has been invited to a big international gaming tournament on a sun-soaked island But then unreality
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Did you know that the human eye sees images upside-down? Which part of your body turns the image the right way up? Why do we see things in colour
- & what does it mean to be blind? All these questions & more to help you really understand what the sense of sight is all about The series Senses is an engaging exploration of the senses for young readers A mixture of photographs & illustrations clearly & simply help children understand the five senses in a though-provoking way Suitable for KS1
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