Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
About this book
Jane Austen's 1813 novel follows Elizabeth Bennet, the quick-witted second of five sisters in a modest English gentry family. Because the Bennet estate is entailed away from the female line, the daughters are under pressure to marry well. Elizabeth's sharp first impressions of the proud, wealthy Mr Darcy are tested as she learns more about his character and her own habit of misjudging others. Set among country visits, balls and letters, the book examines marriage, money, reputation and the distance between good manners and real worth in Regency society.