{"product_id":"2940012673107","title":"SENSE AND SENSIBILITY and A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN (Cambridge World Classics) Complete Novel Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen and Biography by James Edward Austen (Leigh) (Annotated) (Complete Works of Jane Austen) NOOKbook","description":"ANNOTATED:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* Contains literary critiques, detailed biographies, and detailed historical context\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOVERVIEW:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility was Austen's first published novel, which she wrote under the pseudonym \"A Lady\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe plot revolves around Elinor and Marianne, two daughters of Mr Dashwood by his second wife. They have a younger sister, Margaret, and an older half-brother named John. When their father dies, the family estate passes to John, and the Dashwood women are left in reduced circumstances. The novel follows the Dashwood sisters to their new home, a cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience both romance and heartbreak. The contrast between the sisters' characters is eventually resolved as they each find love and lasting happiness. Through the events in the novel, Elinor and Marianne encounter the sense and sensibility of life and love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book has been adapted for film and television a number of times, including a 1981 serial for TV directed by Rodney Bennett; a 1995 movie adapted by Emma Thompson and directed by Ang Lee; and a 2008 TV series on BBC adapted by Andrew Davies and directed by John Alexander.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Special Critical Edition of SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (Cambridge World Classics) is the only volume which contains the complete unabridged novel along with A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN a comprehensive biography of Jane Austen by Jane Austen's nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh. A Memoir of Jane Austen was the first major biography of the novelist Jane Austen (1775–1817) published in 1869 by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh. A family project, the biography was written by James Edward Austen-Leigh but owed much to the recollections of Jane Austen's many relatives. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSPECIAL NOOK ENABLED FEATURES:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis edition contains special NOOKbook enabled features, including interactive table of contents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe volume also employs PerfectLink (TM) technology which allows Nook readers to enjoy not only a fully interactive table of contents, but also the ability to click through to each section in the novel.","brand":"Cambridge World Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145586655472,"sku":"2940012673107","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012673107_p0.jpg?v=1763571606","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012673107","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}