What do you think?
Rate this book
Sense and Sensibility & Pride and Prejudice, with Songs from Regency England
In this delightful double bill, narrator Alison Larkin's AudioFile Earphones Award-winning recording of Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice are followed by songs from Regency England to give listeners a sense of what after-dinner family entertainment might have sounded like in Jane Austen's time.
Recorded in a drawing room not unlike the Bennets', a young lady who sounds suspiciously like Mary Bennet sings The Lonely Ash Grove, Ye Banks and Braes, and Down by the Salley Gardens.
Recorded in a drawing room not unlike the Bennets', a young lady who sounds suspiciously like Mary Bennet sings The Lonely Ash Grove, Ye Banks and Braes, and Down by the Salley Gardens.
1 pages, Audio CD
First published January 1, 1813
80 people are currently reading
580 people want to read
About the author
Jane Austen
3,578 books73.8k followersJane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.
The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.
The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 35 reviews
July 25, 2019
No good Italian word for "witty" or for "silly," so when Mr Bennett calls his younger daughters, "two of the silliest..." the translation (not M's*) of "piu stupida" fails, as does "sarcasmo" for witty. Also, none for "folly," here "stupidaggine."
Even colloquialism that reveals Elizabeth's thought when she first sees Darcy's great house, to be "mistress of Pemberley might be something!" rendered almost legally, "un privilegio davvero esclusivo"(Ch.43). Important, because late in the novel Lizzy jokes when Jane asks when she fell for Darcy, "quando ho visto la sua magnifica Pemberley"(Ch.59)
Nor can mild English ejaculations except as religious oaths, like "Santo cielo!" for Mrs. Bennet's wrongheaded "Good gracious!" at the prospect of Mr Darcy's intrusion so welcome to her Lizzie.(Ibid.)
But Italian does very well with public appearances, so when Lydia makes a spectacle of herself, Italian captures it in one word, "figuraccia."
We sometimes forget how Austen satirizes novels then in the mode, like the gothic in Northanger Abbey, and the picaresque here listing the places on the way to Pemberley she will not describe: Oxford, Blenheim, Warwick, Kenilworth, Birmingham (Ch.42).
Only a mind like Austen's can render hurt and danger--Lydia's running away unmarried-- hilarious. Mrs. Bennet, who raised Lydia, blames everybody but herself, then fears her husband is chasing them down in London in order to duel: "so che si batterà con Wickham...e allora resterà ucciso" (Ch.47).
If JA's complex irony is lost in translation, her works become mere novels of money and marriage. Boring. Maybe Mark Twain, who felt them so, was reading essentially an Italian translation. But Italian seems to heighten JA's satiric element.
As for Sense and Sensibility, Marianne ed Elinor rappresentano una vera concorrenza culturale; Austen ha osservato questa con arguzia: Marianne, “Oh! with what transporting sensations have I formerly seen them fall! How have I delighted, as I walked, to see them driven in showers about me by the wind! What feelings have they, the season, the air altogether inspired! Now there is no one to regard them. They are seen only as a nuisance, swept hastily off, and driven as much as possible from the sight.” At which the cooler Elinor replies quietly, “It is not everyone who has your passion for dead leaves.”
Solo per questo passaggio, merita quattro stelle. Piu secondo me.
La rivoluzione romantica (da Samuel Johnson a Wordsworth, per esempio) non fa parte della cultura italiana. (Naturalmente, c'è Leopardi, ma ...) Io sono a conoscenza, per esempio, che la vita in generale paese in Italia non ha eguali per "country gentlemen," gentiluomini di campagna inglesi - che è il motivo per cui noi americani hanno tutti "lawns," a imitazione di vaste tenute di campagna in il Regno Unito. In realtà, ai tempi di Jane Austen, quando gli inglesi venne in America, hanno sottolineato come tutti gli americani (città fuori) vissuto come Paese Gentemen, su terreni agricoli sostanziali (anche se senza "manse" del Gentleman.) Abitanti delle campagne in Italia sono considerate un passo da ladri e criminali. Non così in Inghilterra, soprattutto nel periodo di questo libro.
*Ho letto Orgoglio in Pivano's traduzione, Einaudi 2007.
Even colloquialism that reveals Elizabeth's thought when she first sees Darcy's great house, to be "mistress of Pemberley might be something!" rendered almost legally, "un privilegio davvero esclusivo"(Ch.43). Important, because late in the novel Lizzy jokes when Jane asks when she fell for Darcy, "quando ho visto la sua magnifica Pemberley"(Ch.59)
Nor can mild English ejaculations except as religious oaths, like "Santo cielo!" for Mrs. Bennet's wrongheaded "Good gracious!" at the prospect of Mr Darcy's intrusion so welcome to her Lizzie.(Ibid.)
But Italian does very well with public appearances, so when Lydia makes a spectacle of herself, Italian captures it in one word, "figuraccia."
We sometimes forget how Austen satirizes novels then in the mode, like the gothic in Northanger Abbey, and the picaresque here listing the places on the way to Pemberley she will not describe: Oxford, Blenheim, Warwick, Kenilworth, Birmingham (Ch.42).
Only a mind like Austen's can render hurt and danger--Lydia's running away unmarried-- hilarious. Mrs. Bennet, who raised Lydia, blames everybody but herself, then fears her husband is chasing them down in London in order to duel: "so che si batterà con Wickham...e allora resterà ucciso" (Ch.47).
If JA's complex irony is lost in translation, her works become mere novels of money and marriage. Boring. Maybe Mark Twain, who felt them so, was reading essentially an Italian translation. But Italian seems to heighten JA's satiric element.
As for Sense and Sensibility, Marianne ed Elinor rappresentano una vera concorrenza culturale; Austen ha osservato questa con arguzia: Marianne, “Oh! with what transporting sensations have I formerly seen them fall! How have I delighted, as I walked, to see them driven in showers about me by the wind! What feelings have they, the season, the air altogether inspired! Now there is no one to regard them. They are seen only as a nuisance, swept hastily off, and driven as much as possible from the sight.” At which the cooler Elinor replies quietly, “It is not everyone who has your passion for dead leaves.”
Solo per questo passaggio, merita quattro stelle. Piu secondo me.
La rivoluzione romantica (da Samuel Johnson a Wordsworth, per esempio) non fa parte della cultura italiana. (Naturalmente, c'è Leopardi, ma ...) Io sono a conoscenza, per esempio, che la vita in generale paese in Italia non ha eguali per "country gentlemen," gentiluomini di campagna inglesi - che è il motivo per cui noi americani hanno tutti "lawns," a imitazione di vaste tenute di campagna in il Regno Unito. In realtà, ai tempi di Jane Austen, quando gli inglesi venne in America, hanno sottolineato come tutti gli americani (città fuori) vissuto come Paese Gentemen, su terreni agricoli sostanziali (anche se senza "manse" del Gentleman.) Abitanti delle campagne in Italia sono considerate un passo da ladri e criminali. Non così in Inghilterra, soprattutto nel periodo di questo libro.
*Ho letto Orgoglio in Pivano's traduzione, Einaudi 2007.
January 24, 2021
Solo terminé "Orgullo y prejuicio" pero sin duda se plantó en mi corazón para siempre.
January 28, 2019
A hardcover including two novels by Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility (1811) and Pride and Prejudice (1813), with illustrations (black and white, and colour) by the brothers C.E. and H.M. Brock (late 19th century- early 2oth century).
To me, it is an interesting edition because of its ilustrations.
To me, it is an interesting edition because of its ilustrations.
December 30, 2021
Relectura de Orgullo y prejuicio, lo amé y me emocionó aún más que la primera vez 5⭐. Sentido y sensibilidad me resultó muy diferente 2.5 ⭐
April 5, 2021
De esta edición solo leí Orgullo y Prejuicio.
Quedé enamorada de la historia y de la manera en que es escrita por Jane Austen.
Hay mucho que se puede comentar de un libro como este que yo creo no terminaría.
Pero me quedo muy asombrada de cómo describe las costumbres de esos tiempos y como en cada página me llevó a imaginar con detalle cada una de las escenas.
Me encantó! Y lo disfruté!
Quedé enamorada de la historia y de la manera en que es escrita por Jane Austen.
Hay mucho que se puede comentar de un libro como este que yo creo no terminaría.
Pero me quedo muy asombrada de cómo describe las costumbres de esos tiempos y como en cada página me llevó a imaginar con detalle cada una de las escenas.
Me encantó! Y lo disfruté!
September 16, 2025
Pride and Prejudice:
i loved this so much.
Bunch of thoughts!
- slow start, almost boring. but it is such an easy read you can glide right trhough it to get to the good part
- you definitely notice Jane Austen wasn't comfortable writing all the dialogues cause she skips some of them in favour of descriptions. not bad but i always love how she does it (especially after reading Emma) sad she misses on some of the most crucial ones, like Darcy's confession and Elizabeth's acceptance at the end
- i want to read the original cause this translation was sort of funky
- i love how in the ending chapter she explains what happened to all of them, a sort of epilogue as if it was a 2000s movie. i'm always sad reading Emma that it ends with the wedding so i appreciated it so much
anyways it was great, now i REALLY want more than ever that edition with all the letters
Sense and Sensibility:
idk how to feel. it certainly isn't Jane Austen's most refined work but it does the job at conveying what she wants i guess
idk i guess i was kind of bored tbh. like it's interesting but there's chapters where you just feel stuck cause nothing is happening. It's painfully noticeable by the end when she's left with 50 pages to tie everything up and it feels sort of rushed and/or out of nowhere. We literally never see Marianne express how she feels about the Colonel, and i was convinced up until Edward returns he would actually marry Elinor cause they interact more. I was absolutely NOT sold on the romance of the Colonel and Marianne. And we never come again to that tiny detail that his protegee is living unmarried with a child in the countryside. What about that???
And then i'm also NOT sold on Elinor and Edward, i think he is useless. Out of all the love interests in the novels i've read by her, he's the most basic ass one. Mr Knightley would eat him UP. Like wdym you got dumped and only for that matter came back??? If it wasn't for Lucy dumpling him he never would've talked to Elinor and gave her an explanation for what happened. Even freaking Willoughby comes back and explains he was in love but made shitty decisions cause he's a shitty person. I can respect that and the sisters do to. So couldn't Edward do the same??? Seemed to me he was perfectly fine leaving Elinor with the doubt wether he loved her at some point or not, which can absolutely drive you crazy when you're heartbroken. So yeah, i don't like him. And i can't believe how she skips over him confessing his feelings but it was also so funny like bruh (thankfully she gets more comfortable writing this stuff in later novels)
Uhhh what else. I didn't like any of the characters if i'm being honest, and i don't think it's only due to the fact Elinor herself spends all her time speaking badly about them. They're probably the most boring and insufferable and fake group out of (again) the novels i've read from her, but i think it's kind of the point, being very critical about english society and stuff. I just think she conveys it better in Pride and Prejudice by making everyone comical af, but here every character of the bunch is just irritating
Anyways i got the message, it's fine. Will probably re read at some point, maybe i'll appreciate it more in the future like with P&P
i loved this so much.
Bunch of thoughts!
- slow start, almost boring. but it is such an easy read you can glide right trhough it to get to the good part
- you definitely notice Jane Austen wasn't comfortable writing all the dialogues cause she skips some of them in favour of descriptions. not bad but i always love how she does it (especially after reading Emma) sad she misses on some of the most crucial ones, like Darcy's confession and Elizabeth's acceptance at the end
- i want to read the original cause this translation was sort of funky
- i love how in the ending chapter she explains what happened to all of them, a sort of epilogue as if it was a 2000s movie. i'm always sad reading Emma that it ends with the wedding so i appreciated it so much
anyways it was great, now i REALLY want more than ever that edition with all the letters
Sense and Sensibility:
idk how to feel. it certainly isn't Jane Austen's most refined work but it does the job at conveying what she wants i guess
idk i guess i was kind of bored tbh. like it's interesting but there's chapters where you just feel stuck cause nothing is happening. It's painfully noticeable by the end when she's left with 50 pages to tie everything up and it feels sort of rushed and/or out of nowhere. We literally never see Marianne express how she feels about the Colonel, and i was convinced up until Edward returns he would actually marry Elinor cause they interact more. I was absolutely NOT sold on the romance of the Colonel and Marianne. And we never come again to that tiny detail that his protegee is living unmarried with a child in the countryside. What about that???
And then i'm also NOT sold on Elinor and Edward, i think he is useless. Out of all the love interests in the novels i've read by her, he's the most basic ass one. Mr Knightley would eat him UP. Like wdym you got dumped and only for that matter came back??? If it wasn't for Lucy dumpling him he never would've talked to Elinor and gave her an explanation for what happened. Even freaking Willoughby comes back and explains he was in love but made shitty decisions cause he's a shitty person. I can respect that and the sisters do to. So couldn't Edward do the same??? Seemed to me he was perfectly fine leaving Elinor with the doubt wether he loved her at some point or not, which can absolutely drive you crazy when you're heartbroken. So yeah, i don't like him. And i can't believe how she skips over him confessing his feelings but it was also so funny like bruh (thankfully she gets more comfortable writing this stuff in later novels)
Uhhh what else. I didn't like any of the characters if i'm being honest, and i don't think it's only due to the fact Elinor herself spends all her time speaking badly about them. They're probably the most boring and insufferable and fake group out of (again) the novels i've read from her, but i think it's kind of the point, being very critical about english society and stuff. I just think she conveys it better in Pride and Prejudice by making everyone comical af, but here every character of the bunch is just irritating
Anyways i got the message, it's fine. Will probably re read at some point, maybe i'll appreciate it more in the future like with P&P
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 17, 2016
Tutto sembrava anzi portarla a chiarire finalmente i suoi sentimenti, e non aveva mai capito così sinceramente di amarlo tanto come ora, quando l'amore era vano.
#orgoglioepregiudizio #austen
Classico meraviglioso! La Austen ti permette di tornare indietro nel tempo, all'epoca dove le ragazze a 15 - 20 anni erano in età da marito, all'epoca in cui erano presenti grandi valori come la famiglia, la figura del padre e l'amore. Entriamo in questo mondo fatto di balli, carrozze con cavalli, e pettegolezzi. Tutti i personaggi sono ben definiti, non usa grandi descrizioni ma quanto basta per dare realmente l idea della persona che si ha di fronte. Si basa molto sul carattere senza tralasciare nessun personaggio. Tutte figure di un certo spessore e molte da ammirare, ho amato particolarmente la figura del padre, un uomo sempre con la battuta pronta, carico di pazienza e anche se non particolarmente soddisfatto della propria vita abile nel renderla migliore grazie all amore incondizionato delle figlie e per le sue passioni. Una madre tutta d'un pezzo, un po pettegola e della quale unica preoccupazione è riuscire a sposare tutte le sue 5 figlie. Le predilette sono Jane ed Elizabeth due figura anche esse favolose la prima una ragazza semplice piena della valori gentile e buona d animo, la seconda piena dai pregiudizi, con idee molto chiare e ricca dai valori. E Darcy il fantastico Mr Darcy, uomo orgoglioso ma che nasconde un animo dolce gentile e particolarmente capace d amare. Davvero una storia semplice ma ben scritta. Temevo a leggerlo pensando che il linguaggio risultasse troppo pesante e articolato. Ma ma ne ho sentito parlar bene e non ho resistito cominciando così la mia avventura nella famiglia Bennet! Ho trovato la scrittura per nulla pesante ma elegante e affasciante tipica di un epoca che vale la pena di conoscere. Assolutamente consigliatissimo 5 stelline ✴✴✴✴✴
#orgoglioepregiudizio #austen
Classico meraviglioso! La Austen ti permette di tornare indietro nel tempo, all'epoca dove le ragazze a 15 - 20 anni erano in età da marito, all'epoca in cui erano presenti grandi valori come la famiglia, la figura del padre e l'amore. Entriamo in questo mondo fatto di balli, carrozze con cavalli, e pettegolezzi. Tutti i personaggi sono ben definiti, non usa grandi descrizioni ma quanto basta per dare realmente l idea della persona che si ha di fronte. Si basa molto sul carattere senza tralasciare nessun personaggio. Tutte figure di un certo spessore e molte da ammirare, ho amato particolarmente la figura del padre, un uomo sempre con la battuta pronta, carico di pazienza e anche se non particolarmente soddisfatto della propria vita abile nel renderla migliore grazie all amore incondizionato delle figlie e per le sue passioni. Una madre tutta d'un pezzo, un po pettegola e della quale unica preoccupazione è riuscire a sposare tutte le sue 5 figlie. Le predilette sono Jane ed Elizabeth due figura anche esse favolose la prima una ragazza semplice piena della valori gentile e buona d animo, la seconda piena dai pregiudizi, con idee molto chiare e ricca dai valori. E Darcy il fantastico Mr Darcy, uomo orgoglioso ma che nasconde un animo dolce gentile e particolarmente capace d amare. Davvero una storia semplice ma ben scritta. Temevo a leggerlo pensando che il linguaggio risultasse troppo pesante e articolato. Ma ma ne ho sentito parlar bene e non ho resistito cominciando così la mia avventura nella famiglia Bennet! Ho trovato la scrittura per nulla pesante ma elegante e affasciante tipica di un epoca che vale la pena di conoscere. Assolutamente consigliatissimo 5 stelline ✴✴✴✴✴
February 1, 2019
ragione e sentimento. La storia parla di due sorelle Elinor e Marianne, una rappresenta la ragione, affronta i suoi tormenti d'amore, il suo dolore e le sue delusioni usando la ragione. Sovrapponendo proprio la ragione in molte occasioni, ai suoi sentimenti, affronta la più grande delusione ragionando su tutte le persone che le stanno accanto, per non far cadere su di loro anche il suo dolore.
La seconda Marianne, invece è il sentimento ad essere il pregio ma anche il difetto, se dispera sceneggiate strazianti (come solo la Austen può descrivere) per il suo dolore lo riesce a fare anche quando il dolore da condividere è quello di sua sorella. Entrambe deluse da due uomini, riescono con la loro determinazione e la loro forte unione a risollevarsi e trovare ancora qualcosa di positivo nella ragione di vivere.
Ho trovato questa volta il romanzo parecchio tecnico, la scrittura molte volte ha rallentato il mio ritmo, la storia abbastanza lemta, però sempre ricca di dettagli, mimuziosi particolari di dettagli quotidiabi. La scrittura elegate, poco morbida, rantica e ironica, rappresenta lo splendore di leggere Jane Austen, ogni volta che leggo un suo romanzo (in media uno due l'anno) non posso affrontare romanzoli rosa per un bel po'. È inevitabile il confronto con orgoglio e pregiudizio, libro che rimane sempre nella mia top..e nel mio cuore
La seconda Marianne, invece è il sentimento ad essere il pregio ma anche il difetto, se dispera sceneggiate strazianti (come solo la Austen può descrivere) per il suo dolore lo riesce a fare anche quando il dolore da condividere è quello di sua sorella. Entrambe deluse da due uomini, riescono con la loro determinazione e la loro forte unione a risollevarsi e trovare ancora qualcosa di positivo nella ragione di vivere.
Ho trovato questa volta il romanzo parecchio tecnico, la scrittura molte volte ha rallentato il mio ritmo, la storia abbastanza lemta, però sempre ricca di dettagli, mimuziosi particolari di dettagli quotidiabi. La scrittura elegate, poco morbida, rantica e ironica, rappresenta lo splendore di leggere Jane Austen, ogni volta che leggo un suo romanzo (in media uno due l'anno) non posso affrontare romanzoli rosa per un bel po'. È inevitabile il confronto con orgoglio e pregiudizio, libro che rimane sempre nella mia top..e nel mio cuore
August 13, 2018
I would have rated higher as I think Alison Larkin does a brilliant job narrating but there was too much music between chapters. I like that they were showcasing songs from the period but it would have been sufficient to have a short song at the beginning and end of each book without the musical interludes between chapters.
November 19, 2017
Besitze die deutsche anaconda version
April 23, 2019
Segunda vez que lo leo, de mis favoritos de está autora.
September 13, 2019
Amé orgullo y prejuicio, me gustó sentido y sensibilidad. Buen libro.
November 6, 2017
Handlung:Nicht weniger als fünf Töchter haben die Bennets standesgemäß unter die Haube zu bringen. Kein leichtes Unterfangen für eine Familie auf dem Land, die nur über ein bescheidenes Vermögen verfügt. Ausgerechnet die intelligente Elizabeth, das Lieblingskind des Vaters, erweist sich als besonders schwieriger Fall. Zum allgemeinen Unverständnis hat sie die Stirn, den Antrag eines wohlsituierten Pfarrers auszuschlagen. Statt dem Drängen der Familie nachzugeben, folgt Elizabeth hartnäckig ihrem eigenen Urteil ...
Orte:Mir haben alle Orte sehr sehr gut gefallen und ich konnte mir alle Orte sehr gut, durch die tollen Beschreibungen und durch meine eigene „Kreativität“ konnte ich mir alles wirklich gut vorstellen und ich mag eh fast alle historischen Romane und ich liebe es mir alles in diesem alten Leben vorzustellen.
Personen:Ich mochte viele der Personen nicht. Die Protagonistin Elizabeth mochte ich noch sehr gerne, da sie eine sehr eigenwillige und starke Person ist und schon weit ihrer zeit voraus. Mr. Darcy mochte ich am Anfang ja nicht, aber nach den ersten paar Kapiteln ist er dann doch interessanter geworden. Die anderen Personen mochte ich eher weniger, aber ich glaube einige davon sollte man auch nicht alle mögen, da es zur Geschichte gehört hat.
Gestaltung:Ich liebe liebe liebe dieses Cover!! Viele der anderen Ausgaben mochte ich von der Gestaltung her nicht wirklich, aber dieses hat mich schon von Anfang an gefallen und es hat auch schon ein ganz besonderen Platz in meinem Bücherregal bekommen.
Schreibstil:Jaaa also mit dem Schreibstil kam ich am Anfang nicht wirklich klar, man merkt hier einfach, dass das Buch dann doch schon etwas älter ist, doch nach einer Weile habe ich mich daran gewöhnt und fand ihn sogar ganz gut. Es waren tolle Beschreibungen und Dialoge eingebaut und mir hat er am Ende wirklich ganz gut gefallen.
Geschichte:Die Geschichte und die Handlung hat mir soweit auch ganz gut gefallen. Es war an manchen Stellen ein bisschen langweilig, aber dafür gab es auch gute Stellen die mir sehr gut gefallen haben und die auch spannend fand.
Fazit:Ich mochte das Buch sehr gerne, ich mochte die Gestaltung, die Personen, die Orte mit der Zeit und die Handlung. Was mir leider nicht so gefallen hat war der Schreibstil, da ich am Anfang nicht ganz so klar damit gekommen bin und auch die Geschichte war manchmal etwas langweilig, doch das war nichtweiter schlimm, weshalb ich trotzdem immer noch 4 von 5 Sternen gebe. Hier auch noch einmal vielen Dank an den Verlag für die Bereitstellung des Rezensionsexemplares,
Orte:Mir haben alle Orte sehr sehr gut gefallen und ich konnte mir alle Orte sehr gut, durch die tollen Beschreibungen und durch meine eigene „Kreativität“ konnte ich mir alles wirklich gut vorstellen und ich mag eh fast alle historischen Romane und ich liebe es mir alles in diesem alten Leben vorzustellen.
Personen:Ich mochte viele der Personen nicht. Die Protagonistin Elizabeth mochte ich noch sehr gerne, da sie eine sehr eigenwillige und starke Person ist und schon weit ihrer zeit voraus. Mr. Darcy mochte ich am Anfang ja nicht, aber nach den ersten paar Kapiteln ist er dann doch interessanter geworden. Die anderen Personen mochte ich eher weniger, aber ich glaube einige davon sollte man auch nicht alle mögen, da es zur Geschichte gehört hat.
Gestaltung:Ich liebe liebe liebe dieses Cover!! Viele der anderen Ausgaben mochte ich von der Gestaltung her nicht wirklich, aber dieses hat mich schon von Anfang an gefallen und es hat auch schon ein ganz besonderen Platz in meinem Bücherregal bekommen.
Schreibstil:Jaaa also mit dem Schreibstil kam ich am Anfang nicht wirklich klar, man merkt hier einfach, dass das Buch dann doch schon etwas älter ist, doch nach einer Weile habe ich mich daran gewöhnt und fand ihn sogar ganz gut. Es waren tolle Beschreibungen und Dialoge eingebaut und mir hat er am Ende wirklich ganz gut gefallen.
Geschichte:Die Geschichte und die Handlung hat mir soweit auch ganz gut gefallen. Es war an manchen Stellen ein bisschen langweilig, aber dafür gab es auch gute Stellen die mir sehr gut gefallen haben und die auch spannend fand.
Fazit:Ich mochte das Buch sehr gerne, ich mochte die Gestaltung, die Personen, die Orte mit der Zeit und die Handlung. Was mir leider nicht so gefallen hat war der Schreibstil, da ich am Anfang nicht ganz so klar damit gekommen bin und auch die Geschichte war manchmal etwas langweilig, doch das war nichtweiter schlimm, weshalb ich trotzdem immer noch 4 von 5 Sternen gebe. Hier auch noch einmal vielen Dank an den Verlag für die Bereitstellung des Rezensionsexemplares,
March 20, 2024
Abridged audio. Quick and light. Joanna Lumley is so much fun to listen to!
*I listened to a slightly different version than this. It was only Pride & Prejudice by Talking Classics. I listened to Sense & Sensibility read by Anna Massey sometime last year or the year before.
*I listened to a slightly different version than this. It was only Pride & Prejudice by Talking Classics. I listened to Sense & Sensibility read by Anna Massey sometime last year or the year before.
October 15, 2022
Einfach schön
February 6, 2024
Un poco lento al principio, pero una vez que le coges el ritmo y te adaptas al lenguaje tan cuidado y "anticuado", la historia te enamora y la manera de describir lo que pasa también.
August 27, 2024
Men in books >>> Men in real life
October 1, 2024
Syksyn ratoksi luin tän timanttisen kombonaatin. Suomennos on mieleinen, ja pidin aiempaa enemmän myös Järjestä ja Tunteista.
July 12, 2025
The wit, romance and charm of Jane Austen did end up winning me over. I see why they’ve stood the test of time.
January 20, 2024
il classico.
April 28, 2021
(I've only read Pride And Prejudice at the moment)
My first Jane Austen Novel and I loved it so much! I finally get why Mr. Darcy is the most loved character in romance. It was such a good male protagonist and couple with Elizabeth Bennet they were just fantastic!
Also, this made me realize how many tropes were made famous by Austen! Her writing skills were amazing!
My first Jane Austen Novel and I loved it so much! I finally get why Mr. Darcy is the most loved character in romance. It was such a good male protagonist and couple with Elizabeth Bennet they were just fantastic!
Also, this made me realize how many tropes were made famous by Austen! Her writing skills were amazing!
Read
April 22, 2008I took an online Austen quiz to see which character I was most like. The results were that I was most like Eleanor, so I thought I'd go back and re-read one of my favorites! I'm loving it, almost as much as I loved the PBS version shown recently on t.v.
November 8, 2008
Both of these books are all time favorites of mine. I have read them many times over the years and always find that as I get older different aspects of these books pop out at me from when I read them as a younger person.
August 5, 2019
I have read p+p before. Now, I reread it and I loved it more than ever. I never read s+s before but I saw the movie (stellar cast! Stellar movie!) and I loved it. I also loved the book. I finished pp 13 days ago and as today so not that bad for putting off finishing pp for s while...
February 11, 2020
La historia de las señoritas Bennett es una historia emocionante y divertida en la cual vemos como se vivía en aquella época y como el casarse tenía un papel muy importante, en especial en la vida de una mujer
April 24, 2020
Sense & Sensibility in audio brought out the importance of money more than my other readings (or views of various adaptations) ever had. Listening also made me slow down and appreciate the language. Nice audio version.
August 19, 2009
Great depiction of human nature at its best, worst and in between
Read
June 6, 2011Good story, well written. I just didn't like it.
January 10, 2016
Estuvo bien y tuvo sus momentos.
Su lectura no le cambia la vida a nadie, pero se podría decir que te deja pensando...
Su lectura no le cambia la vida a nadie, pero se podría decir que te deja pensando...
January 10, 2016
Esperaba más. Ninguno de los personajes me pareció demasiado interesante, en cuanto al Señor Darcy no me enamoró.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 35 reviews