Sense and Sensibility 4.08 (1,065,825 ratings by Goodreads) Paperback Penguin Classics English By (author) Jane Austen , Notes by Ros Ballaster , Preface by Tony Tanner The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste Virginia Woolf Jane Austens subtle and witty novel of secrets and suppression, lies and seduction, brilliantly portrays a world where rigid social convention clashes with the impulses of the heart. It tells the story of two very different sisters who find themselves thrown into an unkind world when their father dies. Marianne, wild and impulsive, falls dangerously in love, while Elinor suffers her own private heartbreak but conceals her true feelings, even from those closest to her. Edited with an Introduction by ROS BALLASTER Product details Format Paperback | 432 pages Dimensions 129 x 198 x 24mm | 315g Publication date 01 May 2003 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Penguin Classics Publication City/Country London, United Kingdom Language English Edition Statement Revised ed. Illustrations note notes 10 0141439661 13 9780141439662 Bestsellers rank 17,790