Pride and Prejudice

Zusatztext HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved! essential classics. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged! that a single man in possession of a good fortune! must be in want of a wife.' Austen's best-loved tale of love! marriage and society in class-conscious Georgian England still delights modern readers today with its comedy and characters. It follows the feisty! quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet as her parents seek to ensure good marriages for her and her sisters in order to secure their future. The protagonists Darcy and Elizabeth learn much about themselves and those around them and Austen's expertly crafted comedy characters of Mrs Bennet and Mr Collins demonstrate her great artistry as a writer. Informationen zum Autor Jane Austen (1775–1817) was an English novelist whose work centred on social commentary and realism. Her works of romantic fiction are set among the landed gentry, and she is one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Klappentext It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. Elizabeth Bennet, full of vivacity and wit, lives a quiet country existence with her four sisters. To the delight of their mother, determined to find her daughters suitable matches, the eligible Mr Darcy and Mr Bingley arrive in the neighbourhood, bringing with them dancing, wealth - and opportunity. Unimpressed at first by Darcy's haughty air, Elizabeth vows to have nothing to do with him. But as she makes her own errors of judgement, the pair begin to understand each other, and come to realise that first impressions are not always as they seem. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's much-loved tale of marriage and society in Georgian England, continues to delight modern readers with its social comedy, well-drawn characters and subtle nuances. Zusammenfassung One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics....

Product details

• Authors: Jane Austen
• Publisher: William Collins
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.04.2010
• EAN: 9780007350773
• ISBN: 978-0-00-735077-3
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 113 mm x 178 mm x 27 mm
• Series: Collins Classics; Collins Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; England, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), FICTION / Humorous / General, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Classics, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), FICTION / Satire, Social & cultural history, FICTION / Romance / Historical / Regency, Comparative Literature, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literature: history & criticism, Social and cultural history, Literary studies: post-colonial literature, Literary theory, Literary reference works, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: postcolonial literature, Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary, Classic fiction: general and literary, Austen;Love;Romance;Society;Etiquette