Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen (1775-1817)

Original en 122290 words First published 1813 United Kingdom

Jane Austen's 1813 masterpiece and perhaps the most beloved novel in the English language. Elizabeth Bennet, witty and self-assured, and Mr Darcy, proud and socially graceless, take an instant dislike to each other — and spend the rest of the book learning, painfully and delightfully, how wrong they both were. Around them dance the Bennet family's marriage market: silly mother, ironic father, four sisters, and a fortune-hunting rake. One of the great comic constructions in fiction, and the source of every love story built on misunderstanding and second sight.

Text sourced from Project Gutenberg (public domain in the United States); the Project Gutenberg trademark and license text have been removed on import. Public-domain status determined by the author's death year + 50 years rule.

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