Pride and Prejudice
First Signet Classics Printing (James Afterword) (2)
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Author
Contributions
- Eloisa James (Afterword) - Contributor
- Margaret Drabble (Introduction) - Contributor
- Margaret Drabble - Introduction
- Eloisa James - Afterword
Publication
2008 - Signet Classics, New York
Language
English
Word Count
127,633 words, Calculated
Page Count
380 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Internet Archiveprideprejudice0000aust_z1y1
- ISBN-100451530780
- ISBN-139780451530783
- LibraryThing2773690
- Goodreads60483395
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- Library of Congress Control Number2009279693
- OCLC Control Number189847909
- OCLC Control Number966053893
- Better World Books9780451530783
- Open LibraryOL10274289M
Classifications
- LCCPR4034.P7 2008c
- LCCPR4034 .P7 2008c
Description
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.
Description
Jane Austen’s witty comedy of manners is one of the most universally loved and admired English novels of all time. Spirited Elizabeth Bennet is one of a family of five daughters, and with no male heir, the Bennet estate must someday pass to their priggish cousin William Collins. Therefore, the girls must marry well—and thus is launched the story of Elizabeth and the arrogant bachelor Mr. Darcy, in a novel renowned as the epitome of romance and wit. Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen’s masterwork, an entertaining portrait of matrimonial rites and rivalries, timeless in its hilarity and its honesty. --back cover
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