Sense and Sensibility (Modern Library)
by Austen, Jane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0679601953
- ISBN 13
- 9780679601951
- Seller
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Southampton, New York, United States
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Synopsis
Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen. Published in 1811, it was Austen's first published novel, which she wrote under the pseudonym "A Lady". The story revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr. Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances.
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- Bookseller
- Southampton Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131760
- Title
- Sense and Sensibility (Modern Library)
- Author
- Austen, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- ISBN 10
- 0679601953
- ISBN 13
- 9780679601951
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
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