Sense and Sensibility

Publisher Penguin

Date Published First published in 1811 my copy was published prior to 1920

Book Length 336

Format Hardback book I purchased myself

Star Rating ***** 3***     I liked it, it’s OK

About Book

For Elinor Dashwood, sensible and sensitive, and her romantic, impetuous younger sister Marianne, the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote. In a world ruled by money and self-interest, the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections. Concerned for others and for social proprieties, Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centred fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele, whilst Marianne's unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men.Through her heroines' parallel experiences of love, loss, and hope, Jane Austen offers a powerful analysis of the ways in which women's lives were shaped by the claustrophobic society in which they had to survive.

My Thoughts

I read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Eyre as part of my reading challenge to read a classic I have avoided. I don’t know how long I have had this book, but it has been a while. I purchased it, in a second-hand bookshop. I am also not sure when this edition was published as it does not say but there is a date of 31st January 1920 in the book stating that the book was a prize for someone.

The words and prose are of it’s time.

My favourite quote was …

Every qualification is raised at times by the circumstances of the moment to more than its real value.

This is still said today, albeit it in a slightly different way.

My favourite character was Elinor Dashwood for her unending devotion to her sister despite her won losses.

Even though this book was written so long ago, a tale of love and hope is still relevant today and I enjoyed reading it