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
by Jane Austen
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Of all Jane Austen's books, Pride and Prejudice has earned a special place in the hearts of the reading public as her best-loved and most intimately known novel. From its famous opening sentence, the story of the Bennet family and of the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth and Darcy, told with a wit that its author feared might prove 'rather too light and bright, and sparkling', delights its most familiar readers as thoroughly as it does those who encounter it for the first time. And while she entertains us, Jane Austen teaches us the wisdom of balance, the folly of 'pride' and 'prejudice'.
Pride and Prejudice was first published in 1813, although the original story from which it evolved, entitled First Impressions, was begun in 1796. The text is edited by James Kinsley from R. W. Chapman's Oxford edition, with a bibliography, and introduction and notes by Frank W. Bradbrook.
Cover illustration. detail from Cloakroom of the Clifton Assembly Rooms, Rolinda Sharpies 1817-18. Collection of the City Art Gallery Bristol.
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Table of Contents
Introduction.
vii
Note on the Text.
xvii
Select Bibliography.
xix
A Chronology of Jane Austen.
xxiii
Pride and Prejudice.
Volume I.
1
Volume II.
119
Volume III.
215
Explanatory Notes.
345
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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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Drama
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Romance
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Mood 2
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Impressions 5
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