Sentido y sensibilidad, Jane Austen, Ilustraciones originales (Jane Austen Colección nº 1)

by Jane Austen, Nèlida Bernal Raspall (Translator)

Edición curada de “Sentido y sensibilidad”, la primera novela publicada de Jane Austen, donde se contraponen el dominio de las emociones y el gobierno de la razón a través de las hermanas Dashwood y sus desventuras amorosas en la rígida sociedad inglesa de finales del siglo

Entre compromisos, discrepancias y pruebas de carácter, Elinor y Marianne atraviesan pérdidas, desilusiones y descubrimientos que ponen a prueba su concepto del amor y del deber. Austen convierte sus pruebas y desengaños en un camino hacia una felicidad más serena, donde corazón y sentido común terminan dialogando en armonía, y, en torno a ellas, retrata con precisión el peso de la economía, la posición social y la reputación en la vida de las mujeres, al tiempo que despliega su ironía elegante y su crítica a las convenciones de la época.

Este libro contiene todas las ilustraciones originales de Hugh Thomson, que enriquecen las escenas clave y dan rostro a los personajes de Austen.

Presentado con el máximo cuidado y fidelidad al espíritu de los textos originales, este libro es una obra imprescindible para quienes disfrutan de la novela romántica clásica, los conflictos entre corazón y razón y la gran literatura británica del siglo XIX.

485 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2025

About the author

Jane 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.