Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
1775 – 1817
ENPublic Domain
Summary
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a novel published in 1813. It follows Elizabeth Bennet, who must learn to see beyond hasty judgments and superficial appearances. With five daughters and an estate that can only pass to a male heir, the Bennet family faces financial uncertainty. Marriage becomes essential for survival. When wealthy Mr. Darcy arrives in their neighborhood, his pride and Elizabeth's prejudice ignite a conflict that will challenge everything she believes about goodness, character, and love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Subjects
- Courtship — Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- England — Fiction
- Love stories
- Sisters — Fiction
- Social classes — Fiction
- Young women — Fiction