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Sense and Sensibility Hardcover - 2012

by Jane Austen; Niroot Puttapipat (Illustrator); Introduction by Katharine Reeve


About this book

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.

From the publisher

Bicentenary edition of a beloved classic complete with original color plates and new silhouettes by illustrator Niroot Puttapipat, capturing the spirit of Regency England The first of Jane Austen's published novels, Sense and Sensibility was originally published in October 1811. Originally entitled after its two heroines, Elinor and Marianne, the novel tells the tale of sensible Elinor Dashwood, the older of the two sisters, who believes in privacy, propriety, and logic, and flighty Marianne, who follows her heart without so much as a second thought for the consequences. As much a comment on social etiquette as a story about love and belonging, the timeless favorite illuminates Jane Austen's world. Featuring Jane Austen's complete and unabridged text, this is the first of six specially produced editions of her novels published to coincide with the bicentenary of their first publication.

First Edition Identification

The novel sold out its first print run of 750 copies in the middle of 1813, but it had a second print run later that year. 

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  • Title Sense and Sensibility
  • Author Jane Austen; Niroot Puttapipat (Illustrator); Introduction by Katharine Reeve
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 312
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Palazzo Editions
  • Date 2012-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780956494245 / 0956494242
  • Weight 2.25 lbs (1.02 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.3 x 7 x 1.4 in (23.62 x 17.78 x 3.56 cm)
  • Reading level 560
  • Library of Congress subjects Mate selection, Domestic fiction
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012462020
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

About the author

Jane Austen (1775-1817) was the author of six published novels. Now considered to be one of the foremost writers of English literature, her ability to combine insight, wit, and humor to bring alive the stories of ordinary people doing everyday things in 19th-century England is without rival. Niroot Puttapipat is an artist who has illustrated The Musicians of Bremen, The Night Before Christmas: A Magical Cut-Paper Edition, and several Jane Austen novels for The Folio Society. Katharine Reeve is a Jane Austen expert and the author of Jane Austen in Bath.
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Sense and Sensibility (Bath Bicentenary Editions of Jane Austen)

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