Pride and Prejudice Paperback - 2013

Name: Pride and Prejudice
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Author: Austen, Jane
ISBN: 9780615830322

by Jane Austen

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About this book

Pride and Prejudice is the second novel by English author Jane Austen, after Sense and Sensibility. First published on 28 January 1813, Austen sold the copyright for just £110. Its manuscript was initially written between 1796 and 1797 in Steventon, Hampshire, where Austen lived in the rectory. Originally called First Impressions, it was never published under that title, and in following revisions it was retitled Pride and Prejudice. It was first published anonymously.

A novel of manners, set in the early 19th century, the story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, the second of five daughters of a country gentleman. The five unmarried sisters are pressed to find a good wealthy match, and the very opinionated Elizabeth comes to odds with her proud beau Mr. Darcy.

From the publisher

Meet Elizabeth Bennet, twenty years old, smart, sarcastic, attractive, and a little quick to judge based on selective first impressions. When she first meets Mr. Darcy, she is not impressed. The man is not fond of dancing or making light conversation.

When Elizabeth's sister, Jane, catches cold and is forced to stay at Netherfield for a short time, Elizabeth arrives to take care of her, and is forced to spend time with that condescending Mr. Darcy.

She has no interest in him, of course, preferring to spend time with Mr. Wickham, and a love triangle is formed where Wickham and Darcy are enemies and both want to be with Elizabeth.

This classic novel of romance among the landed gentry at the turn of the 19th century has been one of the most popular novels of English literature.

First Edition Identification

The first edition of Pride and Prejudice was published on the 28th of January, 1813 by Thomas Egerton in Whitehall England in three volumes. When the first edition sold out, the second printing was released in October of that year. The third edition was published in 1817.

Details

Title Pride and Prejudice
Author Jane Austen
Binding Paperback
Pages 224
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Denton & White
Date 2013-06-05
ISBN 9780615830322 / 0615830323
Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
Dimensions 9 x 6 x 0.47 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 1.19 cm)
Reading level 700
Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
Dewey Decimal Code 741.5

About the author

Jane Austen (1775-1817) wrote romantic novels set among the landed gentry, and won herself a place as one of the favorite and most-read writers in English literature.

Scholars and critics appreciate her social commentary and her irony, while normal readers love her for her characters and stories. While her plots tended to be comic, they focused on how women had to depend on marriage to secure social standing and economic security in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.