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'This perfect indifference, and your pointed dislike, make it so delightfully absurd!'
Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and menide down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. If Elizabeth Bennet returns again and again to her letter from Mr Darcy, readers of the novel are drawn even more irresistibly by its captivating wisdom.
Introduction
Note on the Text
Select Bibliography
A Chronology of Jane Austen
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Volume I
Volume II
Volume III
Appendix A: Rank and Social Status
Appendix B: Dancing
Textual Notes
Explanatory Notes
Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and upside down.
Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love.
In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. If Elizabeth Bennet returns again and again to her letter from Mr Darcy, readers of the novel are drawn even more irresistibly by its captivating wisdom.
To listen to Fiona Stafford of Somerville College, Oxford, introduce the novel, click on the links below.
Introducing Jane Austen
Jane Austen's early life in a house not only full of boys but also books [0:50]
Jane Austen's letters [1:02]
Origins of the novel
Discover more [0:47]
How Jane Austen's reading influenced her and how her writing innovation influenced the novel [1:26]
Reading Pride and Prejudice
Fiona Stafford explains why this may in part account for the book's enduring appeal [1:34]
Success and afterlife
Listen here to find out [0:39]
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