Books like Sense and Sensibility
12 books with a reading profile close to Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. Balanced in tone; a moderate read.
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Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
romance, narrative
Set in rural England during the Napoleonic era, the narrative centers on the Bennet family and their five unmarried daughters.
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The novels of Jane Austen [6 volumes]
by Jane Austen
romance, narrative
This six-volume collection contains the complete major fiction of Jane Austen, including Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.
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North and South
romance, narrative
Margaret Hale, a clergyman’s daughter, is uprooted from the genteel landscapes of southern England when her father moves the family to the industrial northern town of Milton.
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Jane Eyre
romance, narrative
Jane Eyre follows the life of an orphaned girl who survives a neglectful upbringing at Gateshead Hall and the harsh conditions of Lowood Institution.
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Corelli’s Mandolin
romance, narrative
Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia during the Second World War, the narrative follows Pelagia, the strong-willed daughter of a local physician, and Captain Antonio Corelli, an officer in the occupying Italian army.
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Desayuno en Tiffany's
romance, narrative
Set in wartime Manhattan, the story follows an aspiring writer who becomes fascinated by his neighbor, Holly Golightly.
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A Room with a View
by E.M. Forster
romance, narrative
Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman traveling in Italy under the strict supervision of her cousin Charlotte, encounters the unconventional Emancipated Mr.
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The Age of Innocence
romance, narrative
Newland Archer, a young gentleman integrated into the rigid social hierarchy of 1870s New York, prepares for a safe marriage to the conventional May Welland.
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I Capture the Castle
by Dodie Smith
romance, narrative
Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain records her family’s life within a decaying English castle during the 1930s.
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Three Comrades
romance, narrative
Robert Lohkamp, Otto Köster and Gottfried Lenz are three veterans of the First World War who run a car repair shop in Germany in the late 1920s, bound by their wartime experiences and poverty.
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The Price of Salt
romance, narrative
Therese Belivet is a nineteen-year-old stage designer working a temporary retail job at Frankenberg’s department store in Manhattan.
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The Price of Salt
romance, narrative
Therese Belivet works as a temporary shop assistant in a Manhattan department store when she meets Carol Aird, an elegant suburban mother purchasing a doll for her daughter.
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