Pride and Prejudice Paperback - 1995
by Jane Austen; Abridged by Linda Jennings
About this book
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.
Summary
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships,gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.
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@FirstThoughtBestThought Usually a man wills his home to his wife or kids. But sometimes, he wills it to a distant relative, so when he dies, you’re out on your ass.
And then, and THEN, that distant, meddlesome priest of a relative tries to seduce one of your sisters.
Unsure why anyone would want my sisters. All they want is to hit it with the officers – what war are they even fighting in the countryside?
Though my older sister–Jane–is nice. How could she not be? Jane is such a good name. I would like anybody named Jane.
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First line
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
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.
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- Title Pride and Prejudice
- Author Jane Austen; Abridged by Linda Jennings
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Abridged
- Pages 384
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Puffin Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date October 1, 1995
- Abridged Yes
- ISBN 9780140373370 / 0140373373
- Weight 0.56 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.94 x 5.04 x 0.74 in (20.17 x 12.80 x 1.88 cm)
- Ages 10 to UP years
- Grade levels 5 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, England
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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