Sense and Sensibility
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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
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
Colonel Brandon, unlike the rest of the company, pays Marianne "only the compliment of attention" when she is playing the piano in "Sense and Sensibility."
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2022
Meanwhile, balance and speed seem marginal in this video of Winslet running down a hill in Sense and Sensibility, though it’s worth noting she’s running on grass, in the rain, wearing Regency-era shoes.
From Slate ● May 16, 2021
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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