Pride and Prejudice (Diversion Classics)

Jane Austen

jul 2015 · Diversion Books

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Featuring an appendix of discussion questions, the Diversion Classics edition is ideal for use in book groups and classrooms.

In this iconic comedy of manners, the Bennet sisters must navigate familial and societal expectations as they search for love. The famously fraught relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy has inspired countless adaptations and captured the hearts of readers for centuries. One of the most beloved and enduring novels of all time, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is a must-read for lovers of romance, wit, and English literature.

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Jane Austen's life is striking for the contrast between the great works she wrote in secret and the outward appearance of being quite dull and ordinary. Austen was born in the small English town of Steventon in Hampshire, and educated at home by her clergyman father. She was deeply devoted to her family. For a short time, the Austens lived in the resort city of Bath, but when her father died, they returned to Steventon, where Austen lived until her death at the age of 41. Austen was drawn to literature early, she began writing novels that satirized both the writers and the manners of the 1790's. Her sharp sense of humor and keen eye for the ridiculous in human behavior gave her works lasting appeal. She is at her best in such books as Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), in which she examines and often ridicules the behavior of small groups of middle-class characters. Austen relies heavily on conversations among her characters to reveal their personalities, and at times her novels read almost like plays. Several of them have, in fact, been made into films. She is considered to be one of the most beloved British authors.