Sense and Sensibility (Dover Thrift Editions) Dover ed Edition, Kindle Edition

One of the characteristics of Jane Austin's works that makes them truly great is her prose. This edition has many words & phrases in which the original is changed! I bought it to supplement a [printed book & ran into a sentence about Emma's mom.....mom? This kind of arbitrary change shows up continually, as checked against my Oxford Edition.

Definitely avoid this buying any book from this company. There are endless grammatical errors and typos - it was obviously not edited. I don't think this was even published by a legitimate company from the looks of things. It has no page numbers, so I can't tell you the exact number of pages, but it's ABSOLUTELY a shortened edition (very short, missing a lot of content). I don't know what kind of company this is, but you should avoid buying books from them.This, of course, is not reflection on the book itself. Jane Austen is the best and this book is wonderful to read. I was hoping to add it to my library (hence the purchase), but will have to get a real copy elsewhere. You get what you pay for, I guess!

No Austen story can tempt me more than Pride and Prejudice, but I do consider Sense and Sensibility to be something of a clumsier precursor to that beloved book. Austen ambitiously balances humor, sincerity of affection, meditative reasoning, and even a testosterone-fueled midnight scene between a selfish lover and the book's protagonist, Elinor.This is another story that cautions young women against cads and knaves of varied shapes and sizes. In the most roundabout 18th century English manner, scandals abound amongst a cast of people unwittingly observed by a toying, omniscient narrator. I love the roundness of all the characters, even the (numerous) un-pitiable antagonists. Austen has a masterful flair for characterizing someone's essence in a few paragraphs, and following up duly on it by addressing you with his/her direct speech. Never was a man made so abhorrent as after John Dashwood speaks of his and his wife's misfortunes. What a card! It's hard to believe he comes from the same stock as his sisters Dashwood.This is a masterful novel because Austen is a badass master writer. Or should I say mistress? I have never encountered a more clairvoyant portrayal of ladies' plight during this time in England. They are constantly subjugated to sexist laws, endless man-splaining, and the fretful existence that hinges on a man's regard for her 'pretty face'.In her own way, Austen's narrator reveals the nuances in the most basic human traits that occur in even the most elegant of settings... And made me wonder, on more than one occasion, which character's opinions I should trust. When everyone is convinced of his/her own self importance, whose judgment are we to believe? Our heroine, Elinor, guides you to judge for yourself with propriety and caution; her sense is all the time checked by the unparalleled closeness between a somewhat desperate circle of women and their good-natured friends. There is much to entertain!This is amazing work is inspired and truly ageless. I cannot recommend you to a better Saturday afternoon read (except maybe Pride and Prejudice lol but that's just me). Enjoy!

Jane Austen is considered one of the world's great authors. The problem I have is that her writing style in this day and age is so old fashioned and stilted that I have trouble following her meaning, much less gaining any sense of real characters holding real conversations . Mores, morals, and customs have changed so that I doubt anyone under 40 would understand the plot. About three quarters of the way through the book, I realized that many of the statements were meant to be witty, wit so dry it fairly crackled; again, however , expressed in such olden style verbiage as to be obscure. I waded through to the end as an exercise in self education, but I cannot say I enjoyed it.

Beware of ordering Sense and Sensibility in paperback form from Amazon! I got a print-on-demand SUMMARY (like "Cliff's Notes") book.The green paperback (cover pic included) that was offered as one of the purchase options for about 4 dollars is NOT the full novel "Sense and Sensibility" by Jane Austen as described by Amazon. Instead it is a chapter-by-chapter summary. Most chapters are no more than 5 pages long and some are only 1 page.There is no publisher information in the book and there are no page numbers. No where in the book nor the covers, inside or out, indicate that it is a only summary and not the full novel. The only clue to who even made the book is on the very last page "Made in the USA, Coppell TX, 06 October 2020" which was the date I ordered the book. Obviously this was a print-on-demand book... but I didn't demand a summary. I ordered the full novel.

I am thrilled to tell you that I've received a very beautiful and rare collectible edition. I was super excited and this time amazon satisfied me 99% (one % not because the packaging was not good and also the bookmark was not there).So this is michael o mara classic collection. A hardcover book with white good quality pages, clothbound cover and a black ribbon book mark(maybe that's why they didn't provided book mark).I'm in love with this edition and waited very long to buy this one.There's chinese style painting of tree on the cover as well as inside.

Like a vast number of people, I am a Jane Austen fan, and of all her books I have always had a special predilection for this particular tale, although as we all know Pride and Prejudice is her most popular novel. This was first published anonymously, and sales were pretty good for the period, which of course we cannot compare with the likes of today.Here we follow mainly two daughters of the Dashwood family, Elinor and Marianne, and the trials and tribulations they go through in getting married. We know that Austen changed the structure as well as the title of this as she progressed from her first draught and this was possibly to create something a bit more balanced and thoughtful between the two words in the title, sense, and sensibility. What will the sisters use in their search for a romantic marriage and future?There is of course sly wit and irony here as Miss Austen shows off her skills that have made her so loved by millions throughout the world. For the likes of many of us in the Western World so the necessity of finding a partner that will bring wealth and property, as well as other things that can further one in the world, have no longer any relevance, but in other parts of the world these are still facts of life, where marriage is not that much about love, but of security.So, we see troublesome times ahead as both Elinor and Marianne find themselves caught up with men who want other things than just love can bring them. This still makes for an enjoyable and interesting read, showing us the world of the period this was written, and giving us a lot to think upon, or if you read this in a book group, to discuss. This book also shows the development of the novel into what is now the modern romance genre.

I haven’t yet read this book, but the story is no doubt going to be wonderful. My issue is the quality of the book and it’s cover...I spent a great deal of time searching through the different collections of Jane Austen, as I want to get a number of her stories in matching covers/styles, so when I saw this one, I thought the covers looked lovely. Sense and Sensibility was the first one I have ordered, and I’m very disappointed with the cover and finish. It looks like someone just printed out an image file of the cover, printed it out on a bit of flimsy card, then stuck it to the book. As you can see from the photos attached, the book is matte due to the lack of laminated card used, the edges look a little rough as if someone just sliced the cover from a guillotine found in a school classroom. You can’t even read the title or author on the spine of the book!Considering this is supposed to be part of the English Library Penguin edition, I was expecting more than this. There also appears to be a grease smudge on the front cover as well, which wouldn’t have been noticeable if it was a laminate/glossy card used.Very disappointed in the finish. Half considering returning it and putting my money towards a better copy which will actually look nice/readable on my shelf.

This is the first Jane Austen book that I have read. I must say that it took a while to get used to the language used but I got the gist of it. I don’t usually read historical type romance or period drama etc. I reading enjoyed it. The setting is described well and the story really draws you in. The characters are also well written and you get a feel for The main heroine Elinor, also her sister Marianne and their mother Mrs Dashwood. It seems strange reading a story written so long ago with so much drama. The way marriages are formed more for financial gain and status rather than love or romance. Some of the characters are so deceitful and jealous and will go to great lengths to get ahead. I will definitely read more from Jane Austen.

Like a vast number of people, I am a Jane Austen fan, and of all her books I have always had a special predilection for this particular tale, although as we all know Pride and Prejudice is her most popular novel. This was first published anonymously, and sales were pretty good for the period, which of course we cannot compare with the likes of today.Here we follow mainly two daughters of the Dashwood family, Elinor and Marianne, and the trials and tribulations they go through in getting married. We know that Austen changed the structure as well as the title of this as she progressed from her first draught and this was possibly to create something a bit more balanced and thoughtful between the two words in the title, sense, and sensibility. What will the sisters use in their search for a romantic marriage and future?There is of course sly wit and irony here as Miss Austen shows off her skills that have made her so loved by millions throughout the world. For the likes of many of us in the Western World so the necessity of finding a partner that will bring wealth and property, as well as other things that can further one in the world, have no longer any relevance, but in other parts of the world these are still facts of life, where marriage is not that much about love, but of security.So, we see troublesome times ahead as both Elinor and Marianne find themselves caught up with men who want other things than just love can bring them. This still makes for an enjoyable and interesting read, showing us the world of the period this was written, and giving us a lot to think upon, or if you read this in a book group, to discuss. This book also shows the development of the novel into what is now the modern romance genre.