Release Date:- 1813-01-28
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An Apple Books Classic edition.
Jane Austenās beloved classic opens with this witty and very memorable line: āIt is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.ā With all the twists and turns of a soap opera, Pride and Prejudice chronicles the drama that ensues when the wealthy bachelor Mr. Darcy moves close to the Bennet family home in the English countryside. The news of his arrival sends the socially ambitious Mrs. Bennet-whose main concern is finding suitable matches for her five daughters-into overdrive.
The bookās main character, the high-spirited Elizabeth Bennet, is a strikingly modern heroine: a woman who refuses to lower her expectations or transform herself to suit societyās norms. Austenās novel achieves a remarkable balance, serving up barbed criticism of the obsession with money, status, and matrimony even as it draws us into a swoon-worthy love story. At its heart, Pride and Prejudice is a romantic comedy, and a darned great one at that. Itās so much fun to turn the pages and wonder about Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy: Will they or wonāt they overcome their excessive pride and initial prejudices to make a happily-ever-after connection?