The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen 8 Volume Paperback Set: Sense and Sensibility
Cambridge University Press
Edition: Reprint, 5/30/2013
EAN 9781107620551, ISBN10: 1107620554
Paperback, 572 pages, 21.6 x 13.8 x 3.6 cm
Language: English
Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen's first published novel (1811), introduced its readers to many of the themes which would dominate Austen's future work. On one level it is a simple story of two sisters finding fulfilment within a society bounded by regulations and restrictions. But on another it is a comprehensive exploration of the moral dilemmas facing young women in the choices they have to make about their lives. Austen writes about everyday events of her own time with a subtlety and sensitivity unprecedented in the English novel. This edition, first published in 2006, takes as its copytext the second edition of 1813, which corrects some errors of the first edition. The volume provides comprehensive explanatory notes, an extensive critical introduction covering the context and publication history of the work, a chronology of Austen's life and an authoritative textual apparatus. This edition is an indispensable resource for all scholars and readers of Austen.
General Editor's Preface
Chronology
Introduction
Note on the text
Sense and Sensibility
Emendations
Abbreviations
Explanatory notes.