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
The rarest of the five books on offer was Sense and Sensibility, as fewer than 1,000 were printed when it was first published anonymously in 1811.
From BBC • Dec. 15, 2022
But while Daphne and Simon proved me wrong, for a while there he was giving off some serious Willoughby from Sense and Sensibility vibes.
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2021
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
Ishmael found his mother at her kitchen table once again, reading the last chapter of Sense and Sensibility by lantern light and drinking tea with sugar and lemon concentrate.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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