Ragione e sentimento
Read Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen in Italian and English, a parallel text graded reader with audio. Available in CEFR levels A2, B1, B2, and C2.
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A father dies barely a year after coming into his fortune, and a single clause in an old man's will settles the family estate on an infant great-nephew instead of the widow and daughters left behind. What follows is one of Jane Austen's quietest cruelties: a deathbed promise to provide for them, and a son who talks himself out of it by degrees. Three thousand pounds shrinks to five hundred, then to an annuity, then to a few kind favors, all while he believes himself generous. The narration lets him unravel in his own reasonable-sounding words, and the effect is comedy with a cold edge.
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La famiglia Dashwood viveva nel Sussex da molto tempo.
The Dashwood family had lived in Sussex for a long time.
Possedevano molte terre, e la loro casa si trovava a Norland Park, in mezzo alle loro terre.
They owned a lot of land, and their home was at Norland Park, in the middle of their land.
Per moltissimi anni, la loro famiglia aveva vissuto lì. I loro vicini li amavano molto.
For many, many years, their family had lived there. Their neighbors liked them very much.
L’ultimo proprietario di questa tenuta era un uomo single che visse fino a un’età molto avanzata.
The last owner of this estate was a single man who lived to be very old.
Per molti anni, sua sorella visse con lui e si occupò della sua casa.
For many years, his sister lived with him and took care of his house.
Ma lei morì dieci anni prima di lui. Dopo questo, lui si sentì molto triste e solo.
But she died ten years before he did. After this, he felt very sad and lonely.
Lei lasciò un grande vuoto. Così lui invitò suo nipote, il signor Henry Dashwood, e la sua famiglia a vivere con lui.
She left an empty space. So he invited his nephew, Mr. Henry Dashwood, and his family to live with him.