Published in 1811, Sense and Sensibility has delighted generations of
readers with its masterfully crafted portrait of two sisters, Elinor and
Marianne Dashwood. Forced to leave their home after their father's death,
Elinor and Marianne must rely on making good marriages as their means of
support. But unscrupulous cads, meddlesome matriarchs, and various
guileless and artful women impinge on their chances for love and happiness.
The novelist Elizabeth Bowen wrote, The technique of ÝJane Austen's novels
̈ is beyond praise....Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her,
is complete. This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition contains a new
Introduction by Pulitzer Prize finalist David Gates, in addition to new
explanatory notes.