PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by JANE AUSTEN Chris Duke Illustrations Franklin Library

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by Jane Austen.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThis article is about the novel. For other uses, seePride and Prejudice (disambiguation).Pride and PrejudiceAuthorJane AustenCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglishPublisherT. Egerton, WhitehallPublication date28 January 1813MediatypePrint (Hardback, 3 volumes)
Dewey Decimal823.7PrecededbySense and SensibilityFollowedbyMansfield Park

Pride and Prejudiceis a romance novel byJane Austen, first published in 1813. The story charts the emotional development of the protagonist,Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential. The comedy of the writing lies in the depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during theBritish Regencyperiod.

Mr. Bennet of the Longbourn estate has five daughters, but his property is entailed, meaning that none of the girls can inherit it. His wife has no fortune, so it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well in order to support the others on his death. Jane Austen\'s opening line, “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife\" is a sentence filled with irony and playfulness. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love, not simply for money, despite the social pressures to make a good (i.e. wealthy) match.

Pride and Prejudiceretains the fascination of modern readers, consistently appearing near the top of lists of \"most-loved books\" among bothliterary scholarsand the general public. It has become one of the most popular novels inEnglish literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and paved the way for many archetypes that abound in modern literature. Continuing interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen\'s memorable characters or themes.[1]The 2005 film,Pride and Prejudice, starringKeira KnightleyandMatthew Macfadyenis the most recent Hollywood adaption of the book.

Plot summary

The novel opens with Mrs. Bennet trying to persuade Mr. Bennet to visit Mr. Bingley, an eligible bachelor who has arrived in the neighborhood. After some verbal sparring with Mr. Bennet baiting his wife, it transpires that this visit has already taken place at Netherfield, Mr. Bingley\'s rented house. The visit is followed by an invitation to a ball at the local assembly rooms that the whole neighbourhood will attend.

At the ball, Mr. Bingley is open and cheerful, popular with all the guests, and appears to be very attracted to the beautiful Miss Jane Bennet. His friend,Mr. Darcy, is reputed to be twice as wealthy; however, he is haughty and aloof. He declines to dance with Elizabeth, suggesting that she is not pretty enough to tempt him.[2]She finds this amusing and jokes about the statement with her friends. Mr. Bingley\'s sister, Caroline, later invites Jane to visit.

When Jane visits Miss Bingley, she is caught in a rain shower on the way and comes down with a serious cold. Elizabeth visits the ill Jane at Netherfield. There Darcy begins to be attracted to Elizabeth, while Miss Bingley becomes jealous, since she has designs on Darcy herself.