Pride and Prejudice

Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC; CXC
Level & Subject: GCSE English Literature; Cape Literatures in English
Next exam: June 2026
This edition of Pride and Prejudice is perfect for GCSE-level students: it comes complete with the novel, plus an introduction providing context, and a glossary explaining key terms.
'She is tolerable, but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.'
Such is the unpromising start to one of the most well-known relationships in English literature. Can vivacious, intelligent, but fortuneless Elizabeth Bennet and the wealthy, reserved and seemingly haughty Mr Darcy see past their first impressions of one another?
Jane Austen's 1813 novel paints a witty picture of Georgian society, showing through the ups and downs of the five Bennet sisters the lengths to which women must go to secure a husband and position - and, in Elizabeth's case, to find a marriage of true minds.

About the author

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.

Summary

Exam board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC; CXC Level & Subject: GCSE English Literature; Cape Literatures in English Next exam: June 2026

Product details

• Authors: Jane Austen, Collins GCSE
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 14 to 16
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.01.2019
• EAN: 9780008325947
• ISBN: 978-0-00-832594-7
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 110 mm x 180 mm x 30 mm
• Series: Collins Classroom Classics; Collins Classics; Collins Classroom Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Englisch; Lektüre, JUVENILE FICTION / Classics, English, EDUCATION / Testing & Measurement, YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Classics, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Caribbean islands, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Interest age: from c 14 years, STUDY AIDS / Book Notes, For secondary education, For National Curriculum Key Stage 4 & Gcse, Teachers' classroom resources & material, For specific national or regional educational curricula, Teachers’ classroom resources and material, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Secondary, Educational: literature in languages other than English