Sense and Sensibility is over 200 years old. But it speaks to the current moment in ways both obvious and surprising. In this episode, I explore some of the ways this book has become even more relevant in recent years, and in a Shoulda Books first (and probably last), I attempt to do some math.
Sense or Sensibility... What if Jane Austen Had to Choose?: https://lithub.com/sense-or-sensibility-what-if-jane-austen-had-to-choose/
The Economics of Jane Austen's World: https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/vol36no1/toran/
"Have I Been Rightly Informed?—Is It So?" Information, Privacy, and Responsibility in Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice https://jasna.org/publications-2/persuasions-online/volume-43-no-1/anderson/
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Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9780141439662
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this month, we're reading Carrie by Stephen King https://bookshop.org/a/120498/9781984898104
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