Classic & Older Gothic

Sense and Sensibility

by Ros Ballaster

Austen's first published novel contrasts two sisters navigating love and society in Regency England: sensible Elinor, who conceals her romantic disappointment, and passionate Marianne, who wears her heart on her sleeve. Through parallel experiences of love and loss, both learn that neither sense nor sensibility alone is sufficient for happiness.

More Classic & Older Gothic

• The Vile Village — Brett Helquist
• The Plague — Albert Camus
• The Wide Window — Lemony Snicket
• Mrs Dalloway — Stella McNichol
• Sophie's World — Paulette Møller
• The Idiot — Frederick Whishaw
• Othello — William Shakespeare
• Death on the Nile — Agatha Christie

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