Sense and Sensibility / by Jane Austin : with a short introduction and prepared for publication by Laurence Francis Harrison

By: [United States] : Strawberry Classics, 2013Edition: Dyslexic-Friendly EditionDescription: 354 pages ; 20cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781484896921
Summary: This edition of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin is designed for the reading-impaired, though very readable for all audiences. Using the OpenDsylexic font, it allows access to those with Dyslexia to enjoy classic literature. hen Mr. Dashwood dies, he leaves his second wife and her three daughters at the mercy of his son and heir, John. John's wife convinces him to turn his step-mother and half-sisters out, and they move to a country cottage, rented to them by a distant relative. In their newly reduced circumstances Elinor and Marianne, the two eldest daughters, wrestle with ideas of romance and reality and their apparent opposition to each other. Elinor struggles in silent propriety, while Marianne is as violently romantic as her ideals. Life, however, teaches the girls to balance sense and sensibility in their approach to love and marriage. This edition was prepared for publication by Laurence Francis Harrison, and is published by Strawberry Classics .
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This edition of Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austin is designed for the reading-impaired, though very readable for all audiences. Using the OpenDsylexic font, it allows access to those with Dyslexia to enjoy classic literature. hen Mr. Dashwood dies, he leaves his second wife and her three daughters at the mercy of his son and heir, John. John's wife convinces him to turn his step-mother and half-sisters out, and they move to a country cottage, rented to them by a distant relative. In their newly reduced circumstances Elinor and Marianne, the two eldest daughters, wrestle with ideas of romance and reality and their apparent opposition to each other. Elinor struggles in silent propriety, while Marianne is as violently romantic as her ideals. Life, however, teaches the girls to balance sense and sensibility in their approach to love and marriage. This edition was prepared for publication by Laurence Francis Harrison, and is published by Strawberry Classics .

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