Sense and sensibility and sea monsters / by Jane Austen and Ben H. Winters ; illustrations by Eugene Smith.

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Austen, Jane

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Quirk classicsPublication details: Philadelphia : Quirk Books ; San Francisco : Distributed in North America by Chronicle Books, c2009.Description: 343 p. : ill., map ; 21 cmISBN:

9781594744426

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Regency fiction.

DDC classification:

813.6 AU-S 23

Summary: "As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels?"--P. [4] of cover.

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Item type	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Print	OPJGU Sonepat- Campus	General Books	Faculty Lounge	813.6 AU-S (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Available	Gifted by Prof. Padmanabha Ramanujam		024607

Includes reader's discussion guide (p. 342-343).

"As our story opens, the Dashwood sisters are evicted from their childhood home and sent to live on a mysterious island full of savage creatures and dark secrets. While sensible Elinor falls in love with Edward Ferrars, her romantic sister Marianne is courted by both the handsome Willoughby and the hideous man-monster Colonel Brandon. Can the Dashwood sisters triumph over meddlesome matriarchs and unscrupulous rogues to find true love? Or will they fall prey to the tentacles that are forever snapping at their heels?"--P. [4] of cover.

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