
Pride and Prejudice
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy must first change their minds about each other.
- Publisher
- T. Egerton
- Year
- 1813
- Language
- English
A comedy of manners about love, money and first impressions in the English countryside of the early 19th century.
About the book
The story follows a family of five daughters and the pressure to marry well. Austen’s irony turns every scene into conversation and every conversation into a revelation.
Why read it
Because it stays fresh: the characters are sharp, the dialogue quick, and the ending is the one you hoped for, which pleases you all the same.