Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

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Tags: Classics, Novel, Women's Fiction

ISBN:1593080204

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Description

The carefully controlled and chess-like movements of polite society often conceal passionate hearts, keen minds, and rebellious wills. High-spirited Elizabeth Bennet attempts to stay true to her ideals while her meddlesome mother schemes to get all five Bennet sisters married and to secure their family's fate at all costs. Can a girl who refuses to abandon her independent and scrutinizing ways find true love and a faithful heart? More than one unexpected twist and shocking revelation await our heroine as she must choose between the dashing Mr. Wickham and proud, aloof Mr. Darcy.

About the Author

Educated and trained in her craft largely within her family home, Jane Austen (1775-1817) developed a singularly sharp eye and keen wit for chronicling the lives, loves, and misadventures of the English gentry. Although little-read during her lifetime, Austen has since been awarded a lasting place as one of the most brilliant English women ever to put pen to paper. Austen's novels Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Persuasion, and Northanger Abbey welcome readers of all ages and eras to delight in their timeless humor and poignancy.

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he ...

Member reviews

4/5

Reviewed by licha77x7 on Nov 17, 2009

Pride and Prejudice

Thanks to the DailyLit I was able to read this book. I truly enjoyed it. Thank you.

5/5

Reviewed by salynskayat on Nov 9, 2009

The best book ever writen and read

Pride and Prejudice is a wonderful book. I love it because it is light, ironic, truthful. It will be popular always, it is not just a love story, it is full of criticism of the society and people who only play before each other and judge by appearances.
It is a pity that this book will never be understood and appreciated by men.

4/5

Reviewed by white_rabbitxx on Nov 6, 2009

Witty, if outdated

I think this is a very enjoyable, lively, well-written book. However, i can't give it 5 stars because some of it is so outdated to our times that it seems frustrating.

3/5

Reviewed by jhanz_sweetangel on Aug 6, 2009

its good...but not that good!

i have read a lot of great books.... and this is just something i had to finish because when i start something, even how boring it is...i have to finish...so i did....

5/5

Reviewed by smerler on Mar 22, 2009

Could not stop reading!

I don't remember reading this when I was younger and was curious about it. It was a wonderful book and I didn't want to stop reading it!

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