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
He said first copies of Pride and Prejudice were the most sought-after by collectors, while Sense and Sensibility was valuable because of its rarity.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 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
As Lee told producer Lindsay Doran when first approached to direct Sense and Sensibility, “I read the script and I understood it in my heart.”
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 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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