Sense and Sensibility
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Born in Steventon, Hampshire, Austen was known for penning novels such as Sense and Sensibility and Emma.
From BBC • Aug. 9, 2024
Willoughby, in "Sense and Sensibility," sings duets with Marianne and copies out sheet music for her.
From Salon • Jul. 18, 2022
Benjamin Disraeli and Henry Adams, among others, had employed the conceit; “ Sense and Sensibility ” was written by “A Lady.”
From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2019
It is voiced again in Lee’s subsequent 1995 film, Sense and Sensibility, similarly in a confrontation between sisters.
From Slate • Oct. 16, 2019
I’d read the first most recently, so I started into Sense and Sensibility, only to remember after I began chapter three that the hero of the story happened to be named Edward.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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