It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
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Pride and Prejudice
The Cambridge Edition of the Works of Jane Austen
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'It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' With this famous declaration Jane Austen launches into the story of the five Bennet sisters. It is a story that on first reading is full of suspense, surprise and, ultimately, satisfaction, and which on re-reading commands, in addition, admiration for the author's supreme skill in managing a deceptively complex plot to its triumphant conclusion. First published in 1813, and Austen's most popular novel in her own lifetime, Pride and Prejudice has since been widely recognised as one of the finest novels in the English language. This volume, first published in 2006, provides comprehensive explanatory notes, an extensive critical introduction covering the context and publication history of the work, a chronology of Austen's life and an authoritative textual apparatus. This edition is an indispensable resource for all scholars and readers of Austen.
The first fully annotated scholarly edition of Austen's complete works
Based on authoritative texts edited by senior scholars
Pride and Prejudice is Austen's most popular novel
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Table of Contents
General Editor’s preface
Page ix
Acknowledgements
Page xiii
Chronology
Page xv
Introduction
Page xxii
Note on the text
Page lxxix
Pride and Prejudice
Page 1
Corrections and emendations to 1813 text
Page 432
Appendix 1: Thomas Egerton and the publication history
Page 437
Appendix 2: Legal and military background
Page 441
Appendix 3: Pemberley and its models
Page 452
Appendix 4: Note on the second and third editions of Pride and Prejudice
Page 456
Abbreviations
Page 459
Explanatory notes
Page 461
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Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.
Mr. Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters, but his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family faces becoming very poor upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well to support the others, which is a motivation that drives the plot.
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