Good evening and welcome to the sleepy book shelf.

This season we'll be reading you sense and sensibility by Jane Austin.

We know our listeners are as unique as our novels and lucky for you, our

bookshelf is varied with lots of different types of stories to lull you into a deep

sleep. The following is a preview to give you an idea

of what to expect from this season. Jane Austin wrote sense and sensibility in three volumes and published them anonymously in 1811.

It comprises Austin's usual, satirical, and often comic writing style, offering a vivid

depiction of 19th century middle class life as it follows the romantic relationships of Eleanor and

Marianne Dashwood, perfect to help you drift off to sleep. While this novel is fairly well known, Austin also wrote

Pride and Prejudice, which we have already featured on the sleepy bookshelf and is

a favorite of many of our listeners.

The two sisters in this story, Eleanor and Marianne,

are the personifications of good sense

and emotionality or sensibility respectively.

They find themselves destitute on the death of their father and are forced to move to a village in Devonshire.

In efforts to write their future and finances, the two sisters navigate the rural Regency dating scene, but will they find love?

We hope you will join us for this season.

However, if you decide that sense and sensibility isn't your cup of tea,

feel free to explore the rest of the bookshelf. We are sure you'll find something

to help guide you into a rest for sleep.

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