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The Annotated Sense and Sensibility - by Jane Austen (Paperback)

The Annotated Sense and Sensibility - by  Jane Austen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>From the editor of the popular "Annotated Pride and Prejudice" comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen's "Sense and Sensibility," complete with more than 2,000 annotations that include definitions and clarifications, multiple maps, historical context, and more.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>From the editor of the popular <i>Annotated Pride and Prejudice</i> comes an annotated edition of Jane Austen's <i>Sense and Sensibility </i>that makes this tale of two sisters in love an even more enjoyable read. Here is the complete text of the novel with more than 2,000 annotations on facing pages, including: <p/>-Explanations of historical context<br>-Citations from Austen's life, letters, and other writings<br>-Definitions and clarifications<br>-Literary comments and analysis<br>-Multiple maps of England and London<br>-An introduction, bibliography, and detailed chronology of events<br>-More than 100 informative illustrations <p/>Filled with fascinating information about everything from the rules of inheritance that could leave a wealthy man's daughters almost penniless to the fashionable cult of sensibility that Austen so brilliantly satirizes, David M. Shapard's <i>Annotated Sense and Sensibility </i>is an entertaining and edifying delight.<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Jane Austen</b> (1775-1817) was born in Hampshire, England, where she spent most of her life. Though she received little recognition in her lifetime, she came to be regarded as one of the great masters of the English novel. <p/><b>David M. Shapard</b> is the author of <i>The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, </i> <i>The Annotated Persuasion, The Annotated Sense and Sensibility, The Annotated Emma</i>, <i> The Annotated Northanger Abbey, </i>and<i> The Annotated Mansfield Park. </i>He graduated with a Ph.D. in European History from the University of California at Berkeley; his specialty was the eighteenth century. Since then he has taught at several colleges. He lives in upstate New York.</p>

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