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內容簡介 艾蓮娜，她們家的長女，她的建議總是實事求是，性格明理、遇事決斷冷靜，儘管才十九歲已能勝任母親的諮詢對象；興沖沖的母親常常瞻前不顧後，為了她們所有人的福祉，她經常得攔著母親。她心地極好－－溫柔多情，卻也懂得如何駕馭它們：這是她母親還沒學會的功課；而她其中一個妹妹則索性不學了。 就各方面來說，瑪莉安的能力並不輸艾蓮娜。她靈敏慧黠，但對每件事都是一頭栽進去：她的悲傷、她的喜悅，都不知何謂節制；她慷慨大方、平易隨和、有趣……集所有優點於一身，就是沒有謹慎。和母親簡直是同個模子刻出來的。妹妹真是太感性－－艾蓮娜不無擔憂地看出來了，達希伍德太太卻視之為貴重且值得珍惜。本中文書介出自《理性與感性》木馬文化事業有限公司出版A fine exclusive edition of one of literature’s most beloved stories. Featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, all titles in this series will be first editions. No more than 10,000 copies will be printed, and each will be individually numbered from 1 to 10,000.Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen, one of literature’s most beloved stories of love, marriage, and social mores, is now available in a fine exclusive collector’s edition featuring a laser-cut jacket on a textured book with foil stamping, making it ideal for fiction lovers and book collectors alike. Each collectible volume will be the perfect addition to any well-appointed library.The Sense and Sensibility Seasons Edition--Fall:Presents Jane Austen’s beloved classic, widely regarded as a preeminent example of Romantic epistolary fiction, and after Pride and Prejudice, solidifying Austen’s place in literature’s pantheon of great writersExplores such important themes as the legal ramifications of love and marriage in high society, sense (rationalism) vs. sensibility (emotionalism), gender roles in the eighteenth century, and the deleterious effects of wealth and greed on relationshipsIs ideal for special-edition book collectors, fans of literary fiction and classic literature, and people who love both the book and the cinematic adaptations it inspiredWhether you’re buying this as a gift or as a self-purchase, this remarkable limited edition features:Beautiful hardcover with a distinctive one-of-a-kind, high-end high-treatment laser-cut jacket, perfect for standing out on any discerning fiction-lover’s bookshelfTrim Size: 6 x 9Beautiful decorative interior pages featuring pull quotes distributed throughoutAn exquisite matching laser-cut bookmarkPart of a 4-volume Fall Seasons series including Anne of Green Gables, Dracula, and Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets.For Elinor Dashwood, sensible and sensitive, and her romantic, impetuous younger sister Marianne, the prospect of marrying the men they love appears remote. In a world ruled by money and self-interest, the Dashwood sisters have neither fortune nor connections. Concerned for others and for social proprieties, Elinor is ill-equipped to compete with self-centered fortune-hunters like Lucy Steele, while Marianne's unswerving belief in the truth of her own feelings makes her more dangerously susceptible to the designs of unscrupulous men.Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen (Seasons Edition--Fall) is one of four titles available in the Fall Seasons series. The Fall collection also includes Anne of Green Gables, Dracula, and Shakespeare in Autumn: Select Plays and the Complete Sonnets."
