Sense and Sensibility
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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
The rarest of the five books is Sense and Sensibility as fewer than 1,000 were printed when it was first published anonymously in 1811.
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
My favorites were Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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