Sense and Sensibility

This title comes with an introduction by Francesca Segal. The Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer and illustrator Leanne Shapton and introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers and Austen fans: Alexander McCall Smith, Lynne Truss, Amanda Vickery, Francesca Segal, P.D. James and Andrew Motion. "Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire". (J. K. Rowling). Elinor is as prudent as her sister Marianne is impetuous. Each must learn from the other after they are they are forced by their father's death to leave their home and enter into the contests of polite society. The charms of unsuitable men and the schemes of rival ladies mean that their paths to success are thwart with disappointment but together they attempt to find a way to happiness. "Jane Austen is the pinnacle to which all other authors aspire" -- J.K. Rowling "Jane Austen is my favourite author" -- E.M. Forster "The technique of [Jane Austen's novels] is beyond praise... Her mastery of the art she chose, or that chose her, is complete" -- Elizabeth Bowen "The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste" -- Virginia Woolf "I am a great admirer of Jane Austen" -- Alexander McCall Smith