Pride & Prejudice

by Jane Austen

Overview

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

And so begins one of the most beloved and romantic stories of all time. In Jane Austen's classic tale, Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters must discover that the paths to true love and good fortune are not always one and the same. Or are they? Not if the road is travelled by men like Mr. Darcy, the most eligible man in the neighborhood. He abhors Elizabeth's vibrant if comically embarrassing upper middle class family and Elizabeth feels much the same way about his urbane snobbery. But in the hands of Ms. Austen, the two will find themselves reconsidering what it means to find love.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012533753
Publisher:	Coblentz Copies
Publication date:	01/16/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	860 KB

About the Author

Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English author known primarily for her six major novels set among the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Considered defining works of the Regency Era and counted among the best–loved classics of English literature, Austen's books include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion. The latter two were published after her death. "I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! When I have a house of my own, I shall be miserable if I have not an excellent library." – Jane Austen

Date of Birth:

December 16, 1775

Date of Death:

July 18, 1817

Place of Birth:

Village of Steventon in Hampshire, England

Place of Death:

Winchester, Hampshire, England

Education:

Taught at home by her father