Pride and Prejudice is the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her parents Mr and Mrs Bennet, and her four sisters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly Mr Bennet is a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently preoccupied with the issue of marrying her daughters off to wealthy suitors. Jane Austen's tale is stimulated by the arrival of the young and well-off bachelor Charles Bingley and his friend Fitzwilliam Darcy. It is the story of the various attachments, pretentions and engagement troubles that develop due to Mrs Bennet's persistent matchmaking and the dashing Darcy's passionate connection with Elizabeth who Jane Austen claimed was a favourite and most interesting amongst her literary offspring.
Language
English
Pages
327
Format
Kindle Edition
Release
January 28, 1813
Pride and Prejudice: A Complete, Unabridged 1813 Original Edition With a Historical Annotation and Biography
Pride and Prejudice is the story of Elizabeth Bennet, her parents Mr and Mrs Bennet, and her four sisters, and the various romantic adventures at their Hertfordshire residence of Longbourn. The parents' characters are greatly Mr Bennet is a wise and witty gentleman; while Mrs Bennet is permanently preoccupied with the issue of marrying her daughters off to wealthy suitors. Jane Austen's tale is stimulated by the arrival of the young and well-off bachelor Charles Bingley and his friend Fitzwilliam Darcy. It is the story of the various attachments, pretentions and engagement troubles that develop due to Mrs Bennet's persistent matchmaking and the dashing Darcy's passionate connection with Elizabeth who Jane Austen claimed was a favourite and most interesting amongst her literary offspring.