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1. janeaustens.house › novels › pride-and-prejudicePride and Prejudice | Jane Austen's House

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   Jane Austen’s second published novel was Pride & Prejudice. Set amongst the landed gentry in the South of England, it explores contemporary anxiety around courtship, reputation and social expectations for women. The story centres on the Bennet family, whose five unmarried daughters are not in line to inherit their family estate and must ...

2. interestingliterature.com › 2021 › 07A Summary and Analysis of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice

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   Jul 6, 2021 · Pride and Prejudice: plot summary. A wealthy man named Mr Bingley moves to the area, and Mrs Bennet – mother of five daughters – tells her husband to call on the eligible young bachelor. A match between Bingley and the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, is soon in the works – but a match between another rich bachelor, Mr Fitzwilliam Darcy, and ...

3. www.sparknotes.com › lit › pridePride and Prejudice: Themes | SparkNotes

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   Pride and Prejudice depicts a society in which a woman’s reputation is of the utmost importance. A woman is expected to behave in certain ways. Stepping outside the social norms makes her vulnerable to ostracism. This theme appears in the novel, when Elizabeth walks to Netherfield and arrives with muddy skirts, to the shock of the reputation ...

4. www.britannica.com › topic › Pride-and-PrejudicePride and Prejudice - Love, Marriage, Society | Britannica

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   Jun 18, 2024 · Pride and Prejudice - Love, Marriage, Society: The novel opens with one of the most famous lines in English literature: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The statement is seemingly what Mrs. Bennet thinks as she sets her sights on the newly arrived Bingley, who she is sure will make a suitable husband for ...

5. jasna.org › austen › worksPride and Prejudice - JASNA

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   Pride and Prejudice was so well-received that Egerton printed a second edition in the fall of 1813, and a third edition in 1817. Unfortunately, the publisher made more money on Pride and Prejudice than the author did. Even so, the release of her second novel was a joyful event for the 37-year-old author. Reception

6. www.bbc.com › culture › articlePride and Prejudice at 20: The scene that changed everything

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   Sep 22, 2015 · But even before its brooding hero took the plunge in episode four, Pride and Prejudice was a sensation. Ten million viewers were glued to it; newspaper columns – most notably Helen Fielding’s ...

7. www.britannica.com › summary › Pride-and-PrejudiceSummary of Pride and Prejudice | Britannica

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   Pride and Prejudice, Novel by Jane Austen, published anonymously in three volumes in 1813. It centres on the burgeoning relationship between Elizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman and the novel’s heroine, and Fitzwilliam Darcy, an aristocratic landowner. It is set in rural England at the turn of the 19th century, and it follows ...