Sense and Sensibility. With an Introduction by R. Brimley Johnson. London: J.M. Dent, 1906. First Edition, Everyman’s Library Issue. Publisher’s red cloth boards title & floral decoration in gilt to spine; pictorial endpapers.  A fine bright copy.

A satirical & comic work offering a vivid depiction of 19th-century middle-class life as it follows the romantic relationships of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood.

R. Brimley Johnson (1867–1932) was a British literary critic, editor, and author, known for his work on 19th-century English literature, particularly women writers. He wrote introductions and edited several classic novels, including Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility for various editions in the early 20th century.

Loosely inserted the scarce publisher’s list of books published in the Everyman’s Library series for February 1906.