Details
- ISBN 9780486284736 / 0486284735
- Title Pride and Prejudice
- Author Jane Austen
- Category Modern & Contemporary Fiction (post C 1945)
Classic Fiction (pre C 1945) - Format Paperback
- Year 1995
- Pages 272
- Publisher Dover Publications
- Imprint Dover Publications Inc.
- Edition New edition
- Language English
- Dimensions 132mm x 17mm x 211mm
Austen's comedy of manners—one of the most popular novels of all time—features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of 18-century drawing-room intrigues. Reissue.
In one of the most universally loved and admired English novels, a country squire of no great means must marry off his five vivacious daughters. Jane Austen's art transformed this effervescent tale of rural romance into a witty, shrewdly observed satire of English country life.
Jane Austena (TM)s (1775-1817) works have enjoyed a renewed popularity in the last year with the film release of Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility - both critically acclaimed. Sir Walter Scott said, Jane Austen had a oethat exquisite touch which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting.a
User Reviews
- 02 Jun
What a great classic book to read. I am 74 years young and this is my first Jane Austen read - it will not be my last! Perhaps "Great Expectations" next. What an arrogant fellow Mr. Darcy seemed, but like all good classic love stories Elizabeth brought him to heel without really trying! What a good story. I loved reading about how courtship, manners etc. were in that period - so different from other books I have read and from our present era. I would highly recommend this book to any reader who would like to enjoy a great readable classic.
Reviewed By Patricia Greenwood
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