Sense and Sensibility

May 19, 2024 8:33 PM

Author:Jane Austen,Nicola Coughlan,Ros Ballaster

Brought to you by Penguin.

'The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste' Virginia Woolf

Jane Austen's subtle and witty novel of secrets and suppression, lies and seduction, brilliantly portrays a world where rigid social convention clashes with the impulses of the heart. It tells the story of two very different sisters who find themselves thrown into an unkind world when their father dies. Marianne, wild and impulsive, falls dangerously in love, while Elinor suffers her own private heartbreak but conceals her true feelings, even from those closest to her.

Edited with an Introduction by ROS BALLASTER

Reviews

Mr Peake's first novel holds one with its glittering eye - It has a genuine plot in the strictest sense, and it persuades you to read on simply in order to know what will happen - its gallery of characters is wonderful

—— Nation

A gorgeous volcanic eruption... A work of extraordinary imagination

—— New Yorker

The Gormenghast Trilogy is one of the most important works of the imagination to come out of [this] age

—— Anthony Burgess , Spectator

Probably the best nonfiction he [Rushdie] has written in years... Rushdie is happy to record just what he sees and feels. You sense that he has arrived somewhere new...a sign of good things to come.

—— Abhrajyoti Chakraborty , Guardian

Rushdie's writing is erudite and full of sympathy, brimming with insight and wit . . . Fans will be delighted . . . [A] mesmerizing collection.

—— Publishers Weekly (starred review)

Wide-ranging nonfiction pieces by the distinguished novelist, unified by his commitment to artistic freedom and his adamant opposition to censorship in any form . . . Formidably erudite, engagingly passionate, and endlessly informative: a literary treat.

—— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Enchanting reading... Rushdie is worth listening to.

—— Fred Kelly , Tablet

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