Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility
Variant: Where so many hours have been spent in convincing myself that I am right, is there not some reason to fear I may be wrong?
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Sense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, published in 1811. It was published anonymously; By A Lady appears on the title page where the author's name might have been. It tells the story of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne as they come of age. They have an older half-brother, John, and a younger sister, Margaret, 13.
“If a book is well written, I always find it too short.”
Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility
Variant: [I]f a book is well written, I always find it too short.
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“Eleanor went to her room "where she was free to think and be wretched.”
Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility
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“I will be calm. I will be mistress of myself.”
Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility
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“It is not everyone,' said Elinor, 'who has your passion for dead leaves.”
Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility
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“She was without any power, because she was without any desire of command over herself.”
Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility
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“Life could do nothing for her, beyond giving time for a better preparation for death.”
Jane Austen book Sense and Sensibility
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