Pride and Prejudice: A novel by Jane Austen (unabridged edition)

by Jane Austen

Overview

Set in England in the late 18th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's five unmarried daughters after two gentlemen have moved into their neighbourhood: the rich and eligible Mr. Bingley, and his status-conscious friend, the even richer and more eligible Mr. Darcy. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy is disdainful of local society and repeatedly clashes with the Bennets' lively second daughter, Elizabeth. Pride and Prejudice retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of "most loved books". It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies, and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Likewise, it has paved the way for archetypes that abound in many contemporary literature of our time. 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.

Pride and Prejudice has long fascinated readers, consistently appearing near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the general public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold and paved the way for many archetypes that abound in modern literature. For more than a century, amateur and professional dramatic adaptations, print continuations and sequels and film and TV versions of Pride and Prejudice have portrayed the memorable characters and themes in the novel, to reach mass audiences. The 2005 film Pride & Prejudice, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen, is the most recent Hollywood adaptation of the book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9782956882213
Publisher:	Les Prairies Numeriques
Publication date:	06/08/2019
Pages:	326
Product dimensions:	5.06(w) x 7.81(h) x 0.73(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

About the Author

Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English author known primarily for her six major novels set among the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Considered defining works of the Regency Era and counted among the best–loved classics of English literature, Austen's books include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. The latter two were published after her death. "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library." – Jane Austen

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1775

Date of Death:

July 18, 1817

Place of Birth:

Village of Steventon in Hampshire, England

Place of Death:

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Education:

Taught at home by her father

Table of Contents

Chapter I [1] ~ Netherfield Park is let at last!

Chapter II [2] ~ Mr. Bennet calls on Mr. Bingley

Chapter III [3] ~ Mr. Bingley brings a party to the Meryton Assembly, including a proud, disagreeable man

Chapter IV [4] ~ The dance is discussed at Longbourn and at Netherfield Park

Chapter V [5] ~ The Lucases come to call at Longbourn and discuss the dance

Chapter VI [6] ~ Elizabeth and Charlotte discuss Mr. Bingley; an evening at the Lucases, with dancing

Chapter VII [7] ~ A militia regiment arrives in the neighbourhood; Jane dines at Netherfield Park; Elizabeth follows the next day

Chapter VIII [8] ~ An evening at Netherfield; Miss Bingley and Mr. Darcy list the requirements of an accomplished lady

Chapter IX [9] ~ Mrs. Bennet and the younger girls call at Netherfield

Chapter X [10] ~ Mr. Darcy writes a letter and asks Elizabeth to dance a reel

Chapter XI [11] ~ Jane is feeling better; there is no enjoyment like reading; Mr. Darcy's temper is explained

Chapter XII [12] ~ Jane and Elizabeth return to Longbourn

Chapter XIII [13] ~ Mr. Collins visits Longbourn

Chapter XIV [14] ~ Dinner with Mr. Collins

Chapter XV [15] ~ Mr. Collins' intentions; the group encounters Messrs. Darcy, Bingley, and Wickham in Meryton

Chapter XVI [16] ~ An evening at the Phillips'; Elizabeth has a nice long chat with Mr. Wickham

Chapter XVII [17] ~ Elizabeth and Jane discuss Mr. Wickham's news; Elizabeth is engaged for the ball at Netherfield

Chapter XVIII [18] ~ The ball at Netherfield

Chapter XIX [19] ~ Mr. Collins declares himself

Chapter XX [20] ~ Fallout from said declaration

Chapter XXI [21] ~ Miss Bingley writes to Jane

Chapter XXII [22] ~ Mr. Collins declares himself yet again

Chapter XXIII [23] ~ The Bennets learn of Mr. Collins' engagement

Editorial Reviews

“You are too generous to trifle with me. If your feelings are still what they were last April, tell me so at once. My affections and wishes are unchanged; but one word from you will silence me on this subject for ever.”

― Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice

“It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a large ego must be in want of a woman to cut him down to size”

― Melissa Nathan

“I had not seen "Pride and Prejudice," till I read that sentence of yours, and then I got the book. And what did I find? An accurate daguerreotyped portrait of a common-place face; a carefully fenced, highly cultivated garden, with neat borders and delicate flowers; but no glance of a bright, vivid physiognomy, no open country, no fresh air, no blue hill, no bonny beck. I should hardly like to live with her ladies and gentlemen, in their elegant but confined houses.”

― Charlotte Brontë

“Quite definitely a Bingley”

― Lauren Willig, The Mischief of the Mistletoe

“Did you think of anything when Miss Marcy said Scoatney Hall was being re-opened? I thought of the beginning of Pride and Prejudice – where Mrs. Bennet says 'Netherfield Park is let a last.' And then Mr. Bennet goes over to call on the rich new owner.”

― Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle

“Never let yourself be swayed by emotions,' her mother had said. 'Emotions are fleeting. They come and go. But reality stays with you forever.”

― Monica Fairview, The Other Mr. Darcy

“What on earth did you say to Isola? She stopped in on her way to pick up Pride and Prejudice and to berate me for never telling her about Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. Why hadn't she known there were better love stories around? Stories not riddled with ill-adjusted men, anguish, death and graveyards!”

― Mary Ann Shaffer, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

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