Classic
Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen
Summary
Elizabeth Bennet navigates courtship, class, and family pressure in Regency England after the wealthy Mr. Darcy insults her at a country ball. Austen builds the novel around the slow correction of first impressions, as pride and prejudice give way to honest self knowledge on both sides. The result is one of the sharpest and most beloved comedies of manners in English literature.
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Historical Context & Significance
Austen published the novel anonymously in 1813, when marriage was the only secure route to financial safety for most English women. Its wit and social precision have kept it in print for more than two centuries.