Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen

Published in 1811 under the creative pseudonym of "A Lady," this was Jane Austen's first published novel (Pride and Prejudice was written first, but published later.) One of the prototypes of what would eventually be called the "romantic comedy," it focuses on the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne, and their vastly different temperaments. Elinor is calm, sensible, and reserved, while Marianne allows every feeling to be the MOST IMPORTANT FEELING EVER. How they respectively fare in romance is the main of the plot, but as important (and often forgotten by those with only a passing acquaintance with Austen's work) is a razor sharp wit that also makes this one of the prototypical comedies of manners.

Volume the First

Volume the First, Chapters One to Three:

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Volume the First, Chapters Four to Eight:

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Volume the First, Chapters Nine to Eleven:

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Volume the First, Chapters Twelve to Fourteen:

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Volume the First, Chapters Fifteen to Seventeen:

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Volume the First, Chapters Eighteen and Nineteen:

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Volume the First, Chapters Twenty and Twenty-One:

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Volume the First, Chapter Twenty-Two:

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Volume the Second

Volume the Second, Chapters One and Two:

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Volume the Second, Chapters Three and Four:

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Volume the Second, Chapters Five and Six:

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Volume the Second, Chapters Seven and Eight:

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Volume the Second, Chapter Nine:

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Volume the Second, Chapters Ten and Eleven:

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Volume the Second, Chapters Twelve and Thirteen:

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Volume the Second, Chapter Fourteen:

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Volume the Third

Volume the Third, Chapter One:

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Volume the Third, Chapters Two and Three:

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Volume the Third, Chapters Four and Five:

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Volume the Third, Chapters Six and Seven:

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Volume the Third, Chapter Eight:

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Volume the Third, Chapters Nine and Ten:

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Volume the Third, Chapters Eleven and Twelve:

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Volume the Third, Chapters Thirteen and Fourteen:

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