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Elinor & Marianne

by Emma Tennant · 1996

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A sequel to Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, and written as an exchange of letters, Elinor and Marianne is the correspondence between the married Dashwood sisters – Mrs Brandon and Mrs Edward Ferrars. Passion, in the shape of the charming seducer Willoughby, makes an appearance, together with the perennial themes of money and social embarrassment.

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medium · 224 pages

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