Austen's works are always a worthwhile read.

This splendid novel is one of my favorites.

Great book like all Jane Austen novels

***SPOILER ALERT***This novel is set in a small English hamlet and revolves around two sisters and...more

***SPOILER ALERT***This novel is set in a small English hamlet and revolves around two sisters and their love interests but also is a social commentary on this class of English people at the height of the Empire. The sisters are the younger siblings to a half-brother who is dimwitted but kindly married to a miserly woman. After their father's death the sisters and their mother are forced to vacate the family estate for a small "cottage" which they rent from a friendly cousin on their mother's side. The girls meet three men with whom they are interested. The first is their sister-in-law's brother who seems interested in Elinor, the oldest but turns out to be already secretly engaged to a woman who his mother disapproves of. The second man is a Colonel who is also interested in the girls but it is unclear in which one - he is terribly old (35). The final man is very infatuated with the younger woman - Marianne. They seem to be in love and on the verge of becoming engaged but he instead marries a wealthy woman. The first man has arranged to be married and is not disavowed. This allows the man to marry Elinor with whom he is now enamored. The colonel all along has been in love with Marianne and after her heartbreak is somewhat healed is able to woo her. The intricate rules of society combined with the treachery make Austen a fun read.   hide

OK, but not as good as Pride & Prejudice