Pride and Prejudice

Publisher Marketing: First published in 1813, "Pride and Prejudice" is a story set in the English countryside outside of London during the early 19th century which centers on the life of Elizabeth Bennet, the second of five sisters who are all unmarried. When a wealthy and sociable young gentleman, Charles Bingley, rents the nearby manor of Netherfield Park the opportunity to find husbands presents itself. While attending a ball the Bennets meet Charles Bingley and his friend Fitzwilliam Darcy for the first time. Charles and Jane, Elizabeth's older sister, form a quick friendship, while Fitzwilliam shows little interest in Elizabeth by refusing to dance with her. Darcy is a wealthy handsome intelligent young gentleman who suffers from a social awkwardness that makes him appear to be overly prideful. In the weeks that follow Elizabeth and Darcy find themselves repeatedly forced into each other's company allowing Elizabeth to overcome the prejudice of her first impression and open herself up to the idea of a romance between the two. A classic novel of manners, "Pride and Prejudice" is arguably Jane Austen's most popular novel. This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper, includes an introduction by William Dean Howells, and forty illustrations by Charles Edmund Brock. Review Citations: Audio File 08/01/2009 pg. 60 (EAN 9789626349571, Compact Disc) Ingram Advance 09/01/2005 pg. 96 (EAN 9780143036234, Paperback) Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2005 pg. 309 (EAN 9781596792494, Library Binding) Kliatt 09/01/2005 pg. 54 (EAN 9789626343562, Compact Disc) Booklist 03/15/1993 pg. 1368 (EAN 9780886462789, Analog Audio Cassette) Newsweek 09/17/2007 pg. 18 (EAN 9780140373370, Paperback) People Weekly 12/24/2007 pg. 60 (EAN 9780140373370, Paperback) People Weekly 11/16/2009 pg. 51 (EAN 9780140373370, Paperback) Library Journal 02/01/1996 pg. 104 (EAN 9780679601685, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2006 pg. 34 (EAN 9780679601685, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2007 pg. 722 (EAN 9780679601685, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2010 pg. 24 (EAN 9780679601685, Hardcover) Wilson Senior High Core Col 01/01/2011 pg. 876 (EAN 9780679601685, Hardcover) Wilson Fiction Catalog 01/01/2014 pg. 28 (EAN 9780679601685, Hardcover) Library Journal 10/01/1995 pg. 70 (EAN 9780486284736, Paperback) Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/2013 pg. 133 (EAN 9789380028743, Paperback) School Library Journal 01/01/2014 pg. 110 (EAN 9789380028743, Paperback) Voice of Youth Advocates 02/01/2014 (EAN 9789380028743, Paperback) People Weekly 12/23/2013 pg. 57 (EAN 9780143123163, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 07/05/2013 pg. 96 (EAN 9780142419199, Paperback) Library Journal 09/01/2010 pg. 108 (EAN 9780674049161, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 12/10/2010 pg. 111 (EAN 9780674049161, Hardcover) Books & Culture 12/27/2011 pg. 36 (EAN 9780674049161, Hardcover) Entertainment Weekly 12/11/2009 pg. 119 (EAN 9780141040349, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Austen, Jane Jane Austen is one of the most important English novelists to emerge in the 18th Century. Her brilliant, satirical, and elegant novels have transcended time and earned her a place among the greatest literary figures that ever lived. Born to a clergyman in 1775, Ms. Austen's writing career began at the tender age of 14, when she completed her first novel, Love and Friendship. She would go on to thrill the world with her romantic literary tales ever after.