Sense and Sensibility is a novel by the English novelist Jane Austen, that was first published in 1811. It was the first of Austen's novels to be published, under the pseudonym "A Lady". The novel has been adapted for film and television a number of times, most notably in Ang Lee's 1995 version. (More news from wikipedia)

 "As nearly flawless as any fiction could be." --Eudora Welty

Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death, Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of support. But unscrupulous cads, meddlesome matriarchs, and various guileless and artful women impinge on their chances for love and happiness. The novelist Elizabeth Bowen wrote, "The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise....Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete." (From Amazon.com)

Jane Austen (16 December 1775–18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. Her social commentary and masterful use of both free indirect speech and irony eventually made Austen one of the most influential and honoured novelists in English literature. Her novels were all written and set around the Regency Era. She never married and died at age 41.

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Works

• Works by Jane Austen at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Jane Austen in Classici Stranieri
• Jane Austen: e-books in easy-to-read HTML format.
• Jane Austen: e-books in easy-to-read HTML format.
• Free typeset PDF ebooks of Austen's novels optimized for printing at home, plus bibliography of books about Austen
• Jane Austen 'Bookweb' on literary website The Ledge, with suggestions for further reading.

Author information

• The Jane Austen Museum
• Guardian Books "Author Page": with profile and links to further articles.
• Polish site about Jane Austen
• Hampshire, inspirational home of Jane Austen
• Jane Austen at the National Portrait Gallery: includes Cassandra Austen's original sketch.
• Memoir of Jane Austen, by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh. 1871 edition, from Project Gutenberg.
• Selected letters of Jane Austen (old Brabourne edition)

Fan sites and societies

• The Republic of Pemberley: the largest Jane Austen site on the web.
• C19 : A 19th century literature discussion site.
• AustenBlog: coverage of Jane Austen in popular culture.
• The Jane Austen Society of Australia
• The Jane Austen Society of North America
• The Jane Austen Society of the United Kingdom
• Jane Austen font: font based upon Austen's handwriting.

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