Pride and Prejudice (Paperback)

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Is there a sprightlier opening than the beginning lines of this time treasured novel? “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.”  Pride and Prejudice is considered one of the most entertaining and romantic of stories, a love story for the ages.  Perhaps it is much more, was Jane Austen also a feminist? 

While Pride and Prejudice does tell the love stories of Jane and Mr. Bingley and Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, it is also the story of a family, the burdens of having daughters instead of sons, and the options open to women of the era.  The Bennett family has five daughters, the family home and estate will pass on the death of the father to the next male heir in line, a rather tiresome clergyman.  If the daughters have not found suitable husbands by that time, they will be penniless and at the mercy of their distant relative, a precarious financial position indeed. 

Austen knew well of the world she creates in her stories.  She lived this life, endured uncertain financial times as an unmarried woman, and lived by the generosity of her brothers. 

So while Pride and Prejudice will certainly entertain us with the love story of Darcy and Elizabeth, it will also grant a look at the realities of life in the early 1800’s.  As the saying goes, we’ve come a long way baby.

 

— Deon Stonehouse

Description


A classic of English literature, written with incisive wit and superb character delineation, it centers on the turbulent relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner.Pride and Prejudice was recently ranked 4th out of 100 on PBS's Great American Read.
Product Details
ISBN: 9781790716418
ISBN-10: 1790716411
Publisher: Independently Published
Publication Date: December 3rd, 2018
Pages: 388
Language: English