Evaluation:
Published: 11.01.2010.
Language: English
Level: Elementary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Summaries, Notes 'Jane Austen "Sense and Sensibility". Book Report', 1.
Extract

It is a novel, who had been published in 1811, it was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". The novel is about people who had money and property, about their senses, emotions and relations. The book is interesting, with several drawings.
The story revolves around Marieanne and Elinor, two Mr. Dashwood`s daughters. And they have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother John. When their father suddenly dies, Mr. Dashwood and her daughters must leave their family home, the beautiful Norland Park. They must move to a small cottage in Devon.
The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their news home, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. Book`s title describes how Elinor and Marianne find a balance between sense and sensibility in life and love.…

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