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* Contains literary critiques, detailed biographies, and detailed historical context
OVERVIEW:
Pride and Prejudice, first published in 1813, follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman, living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of 'most loved books' such as The Big Read. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern 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. To date, the book has sold some 20 million copies worldwide.
This Special Critical Edition of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (Cambridge World Classics) is the only volume which contains the comprehensive biography of Jane Austen A MEMOIR OF JANE AUSTEN by Jane Austen's nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh along with the complete unabridged novel PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.
A Memoir of Jane Austen was the first major biography of the novelist Jane Austen (1775–1817) published in 1869 by her nephew James Edward Austen-Leigh. A family project, the biography was written by James Edward Austen-Leigh but owed much to the recollections of Jane Austen's many relatives.
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