Sense and Sensibility is perhaps one of the most famous novels by English writer Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), along with the equally famous and important Pride and Prejudice. Through the contrast of the characters of two sisters, one all reasoning and judgment (sense) and the other all passion, emotion and romanticism (sensibility) , as well as the vicissitudes of their loves and personal relationships, the author presents us with a thorough painti...