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Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character)
How the daughters of the bookish and indolent Mr. Bennett search for husbands and how the family reacts when one of the daughters marries a scoundrel!
England social life and customs 19th century fiction.
Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character)
Bennet, Elizabeth (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Darcy, Fitzwilliam (Fictitious character) Fiction.
Play based on Jane Austen's classic novel "Pride and Prejudice" about the courtship of the independent Elizabeth Bennet and the handsome bachelor, Mr. Darcy.
Human foibles and early nineteenth-century manners are satirized in this romantic tale of English country family life as Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters are forced to marry well in order to keep the Bennet estate in their family.
Elizabeth Bennet's parents attempt to cope in various ways with the problem of marrying off five daughters.
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Pride and prejudice
GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. An infectious and high-spirited novel where the concluding happy marriages seem to be clear from the early chapters and hindered only by the misunderstandings among the couples themselves.
This classic of gossip and matchmaking is presented as drama that questions and analyses the values and beliefs of Austen's own times, to understand the 'blind, partial, prejudiced, absurd' world of the text.
The story of the five Bennett sisters living in early 19th century England. Their mother is scheming to make prestigious marriages for them. Focuses on Elizabeth Bennett, who mistakenly finds the rich Mr. Darcy an oaf, even as he sets all the other fair maidens' hearts aflutter.
The story of the willful Elizabeth and her problems with the socially conscious Mr. Darcy in late 18th century England.
A contemporary theater production based on Jane Austen's classic novel about the five Bennet daughters and their mother, desperate to marry them off.
Pride and Prejudice Cassette Pack
The romantic clash of two opinionated young people is followed through the affectations of class-conscious 18th century British artistocracy.--
Playaway
A full-cast stage adaptation of Jane Austen's Classic novel. The Dour, Mr. Darcy is anything but popular with the Bennets, especially when he fancies a member of their clan. And as Elizabeth reluctantly deals with Mr. Darcy's advances, their romance seems destined to fail. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice set the standard for romantic comedies when it debuted in 1813, and it still speaks to audiences worldwide through countless adaptations. Includes a roundtable interview with the entire cast. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Julia McIIvane as Elizabeth Bennet; Nick Toren as Mr. Darcy; Jane Carr as Mrs. Bennet and Lady Catherine; alongside Diane Adair, Nicholas Hormann, Chloe Dworkin, Cerris Morgan-Moyer, Jill Renner, and Darren Richardson. Adapted for the stage by Christina Calvit. Directed by Brian Kite. Recorded by L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience.
Intelligent Elizabeth Bennet must overcome her prejudice against the rich and overly proud Mr. Darcy before romance can blossom.
Pride and predjudice
In one of the most popular novels in English literature, excitement begins to fizz in the Bennett household when young and eligible Mr. Charles Bingley rents the house nearby -- and brings along his haughty and even wealthier friend, Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy.
An English country gentle-woman seeks husbands for her five daughters. Radio dramatization.
Considered to be one of the finest English novels ever written, this novel captures the affections of class-conscious 18th century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries. With five grown daughters, the business of Mrs. Bennet's life was to get her daughters married. Pride and prejudice play a part in the romance between Elizabeth Bennet and the aristocraftic Mr. Darcy.
Regency fiction
Unabridged reading of the book originally published in 1813.
Bildungsromans
History
"Jane Austen's classic romantic comedy is the sparkling tale of the Bennets, a family blessed with five daughters and a mother desperate to marry them off. The tempestuous pairing of the witty, independent Elizabeth and her arrogant but honorable suitor, Mr. Darcy, sets the standard for all great couples of stage and screen. Although many have tried, few literary romances have matched the wit and gentle satire of Austen's Pride and prejudice."--L.A. Theatre Works, Audio Theatre Collection.
Love stories
The story of Mrs Bennet's attempts to marry off her five daughters.
Few readers have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet. Her early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy -- who is quite the most handsome and eligible bachelor in the whole of English literature -- is a misjudgement only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy profoundly concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.
PLAYAWAY. Pride and Prejudice captures the affectations of class-conscious eighteenth-century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries. This story of the Bennet family and the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, is told with sparkling wit. The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. Austen's artistry also shows in her delineation of the minor characters: the ill-matched Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, Charles Bingley and his sisters, and particularly the fatuous Mr. Collins, whose proposal to Elizabeth is one of the finest comic passages in English literature. Austen's characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.
Acclaimed to be the greatest novel ever written, the story of Mrs. Bennett's finding husbands for her daughters is told with wit and charm.
Juvenile works
Called "the greatest novel ever written" by Malcolm Muggeridge, Pride and prejidice captures the affections of class-conscious 18th-century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries.
Audiobooks, Fiction
Pride and Prejudice Read by Flo Gibson
The classic tale of 18th century England and the scatterbrained Mrs. Bennett whose aim in life is to see her five daughters married.
Elizabeth Bennett's early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy is a misjudgment only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy profoundly concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.
Jane Austen's pride & prejudice
Novels
Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in 1813. The story follows Elizabeth Bennett as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, moral rightness, education and marriage in her aristocratic society of early 19th century England. Elizabeth is the second oldest of five daughters of a country gentleman living in the fictional town of Meryton in Herfordshire, not far from London.
When Mr. Bingley, a most eligible bachelor takes up residence at nearby Netherfield Park, Mrs. Bennet, who has five unwed daughters, wastes no time in displaying them to the best possible advantage.
The Bennet sisters are searching for a 'suitable match'. There are two stumbling blocks for Darcy and Ellizabeth: his pride and her prejudice.
The romantic clash of two opinionated young people is followed through the affectations of class-conscious 18th century British artistocracy.
A romantic tale of English country family life satirizes human foibles and early nineteenth-century manners.
In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.
Pride and prejudice [electronic resource]
Pride and Prejudice Media Pack
Pride and prejudice (unabridged)
The classic story of class-conscious eighteenth-century England and the romance between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The clash between opinionated Elizabeth and proud Mr. Darcy is set against a backdrop of wonderful minor characters and the social system in which they all live.
Hear how the daughters of the bookish Mr. Bennett search for husbands and how the family reacts when one of the daughters marries a scoundrel.
Pride & Prejudice
Compact discs
A delightful novel about "how girls catch husbands." Listen in to find out: what will happen to sister Lydia, will the arrogant Lady Catherine de Burgh's intrigues be foiled, will sister Jane marry Mr. Bingley and especially, will Elizabeth, cured of her prejudice, and Mr. Darcy, cured of his pride, fall into each other's arms?
A sparkling comedy of manners centering on five marriageable sisters, particularly Elizabeth. Her suitor's haughty pride of class is opposed by her non-conformity, nearly with disastrous results.
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever.
Jane Austen's classic novel "Pride and Prejudice" about the courtship of the independent Elizabeth Bennet and the handsome bachelor, Mr. Darcy.
"Pride and prejudice is the story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth Bennet, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England. In a world where obtaining an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation, Elizabeth's independent manner threatens her family's future. Will her romantic sparring with the mysterious and arrogant Darcy end in misfortune--or will love's true nature prevail?"
Pride & prejudice
The story of lively and rebellious Elizabeth, one of five unmarried daughters living in the countryside of 19th century England, in a world where an advantageous marriage is a woman's sole occupation.
BBC Radio presents Pride and prejudice
Presents a dramatization of Jane Austen's pre-Victorian tale of British country society, in which Mrs. Bennett is faced with the task of marrying off her five daughters. The eldest, intelligent and witty Elizabeth, becomes involved in a tempestuous relationship with the proud sophisticate Mr. D'Arcy, before all ends well.
Many consider this rich social commentary to be Jane Austen's finest novel. It is certainly among her more famous ones. Austen sets her entertaining study of manners and misconceptions against the backdrop of a class-conscious society in 18th-century England. Spirited, intelligent Elizabeth Bennet is alternately enchanted and affronted by Mr. Darcy. She is quick to suspend her usual, more rational judgment when it comes to him. She also is quick to believe the worst gossip about this haughty, opinionated man, who soon manages to alienate Elizabeth and her family. But is the condescending air that Mr. Darcy wars an indication of his real character? Or has Elizabeth's pride gotten in the way of her chance for true romance?
A lively Elizabeth Bennet meets the arrogant yet captivating Mr. Darcy and the romantic clash of these two opinionated young people leads to an eventual conclusion.
Audiobooks
Elizabeth Bennett's early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy is a misjudgement only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy profoundly concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.
Talking books
The story of the courtship of proud Mr. Darcy and prejudiced Elizabeth Bennett. It is also a witty commentary on domestic and social country life in early nineteenth century England.
A lively and vivacious Elizabeth Bennet meets the arrogant yet captivating Mr. Darcy and the romantic clash of these two opinionated young people leads to its eventful conclusion.
Five sisters sort through the impetus and justifications for marriage in the eighteenth century. In the chaos of encouraging mothers, meddling aunts, and imperious suitors, will the girls find the strength to follow their hearts?
Pride and Prejudice is a masterpiece of wit and perception, ridiculing the superficial manners of Jane Austen's time. But it is more than just social satire. Notice, in particular, how the author's close attention to detail makes the events and characters so true to life. Above all, enjoy the story -- its sheer narrative force and humour -- and enter a world of snobbery, romance and uncertainty, in which people behave casually, indifferently or even cruelly -- in short just like people behave everywhere in the world today.
Verwikkelingen rond de pogingen van een Engelse moeder om haar dochters uit te huwelijken. Met informatie over de auteur en de tijd waarin ze leefde, verschillende oefeningen en woordverklaringen in het Engels.
Spirited, intelligent Elizabeth Bennet is alternately enchanted and affronted by Mr. Darcy. She is quick to suspend her usual, more rational judgment when it comes to him. She also is quick to believe the worst gossip about this haughty, opinionated man who soon manages to alienate Elizabeth and her family. But is the condescending air that Mr. Darcy wears an indication of his real character? Or has Elizabeth's pride gotten in the way of her chance for true romance?
Social and romantic misunderstandings combine against the Bennet sisters in their pursuit of suitable romantic attachments.
Sound recordings
Verwikkelingen rond de pogingen van een 19e eeuwse Engelse moeder om haar dochters uit te huwelijken.
Historical fiction
Pride and Prejudice captures the affections of class-conscious eighteenth-century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries. Jane Austen's radiant wit sparkles as her characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.
The story of scatterbrained Mrs. Bennett who wants to see her five daughters married, and the daughters with their romantic entanglements.
Vivien Jones, biographer, describes Pride and Prejudice as 'One of the most perfect, most pleasurable and most subtle and therefore, perhaps, most dangerously persuasive of romantic love stories'. This is the story of the independent Elizabeth Bennet and how she grew to love Mr Darcy, the most handsome man in English literature. It is truly a classic and this superb reading by Kate Redding, will be treasured by all listeners.
A lively and vivacious Elizabeth Bennett meets the arrogant yet captivating Mr. Darcy and the romantic clash of these two opinionated young people leads to an eventful conclusion.
This novel captures the affectations of class-conscious eighteenth-century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries. It is the story of the Bennet family and the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring.
Vanity fair
Audiocassettes
The story of Mrs. Bennet's attempts to marry off her five daughters. Excitement fizzes through the Bennet household when young, eligible Mr. Charles Bingley rents the fine house nearby. Among his male friends is a handsome, arrogant and wealthy Mr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, who soon engages in a spirited courtship with Elizabeth, the second of the Bennet girls. Originally published in 1813.
In early nineteenth century England, a spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.
Jane Austen's classic romantic comedy is the sparkling tale of the Bennets, a family blessed with five daughters and a mother desperate to marry them off. The tempestuous pairing of the witty, independent Elizabeth and her arrogant but honorable suitor Mr. Darcy, sets the standard for all great couples of stage and screen. Although many have tried, few literary romances have matched the wit and gentle satire of Austen's Pride and prejudice.
Her vitality, vivacity and wit, her hasty dismissal of superior Mr Darcy - 'the most disagreeable man in the world' - how he improves his manners and she changes her mind, are the central ingredients of Pride and Prejudice. It is Jane Austen's best-loved novel and through the depth and sparkle of its comedy we are encouraged to consider what balance of energy and order, playfulness and regulation constitutes real strength of character.
A Victorian novel about "how girls catch husbands."
The five Bennet daughters soon see Bingley and Darcy at the ball, and after a breathlessly comic opening we meet Wickham, Charlotte Lucas and Mr. Collins - but who marries whom is the work of sixty chapters of laughter and melodrama. There are forceful examples of both pride and prejudice but always we are guided by the good sense and humour of Elizabeth Bennet.
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Romance fiction
Few readers have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet. Her early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy - who is quite the most handsome and eligible bachelor in the whole of English literature - is a misjudgement only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy profoundly concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.
Recorded Books presents Pride and prejudice
"The business of Mrs. Bennet's life 'was to get her daughters married'. What ensues--elopements, desertions and misunderstandings--comprise what many consider to be Jane Austen's finest novel"--Publisher's web p.
Audio adaptations
Susannah York reads Pride and prejudice
Verwikkelingen rond de pogingen van een 19e eeuwse Engelse moeder om haar vijf dochters uit te huwelijken.
Jane Austen's lively, humorous, and ultimately timeless tale of proper English society, unspoken intentions, and true love finally found.
Elizabeth Bennett is an intelligent unmarried woman in a patriarchal and aspirational society. She has numerous proud and prejudiced run-ins with the seemingly surly and aloof Mr. Darcy, who she initially feels is a man whom she would not desire to spend more time than she might have to. However, can they start to understand each other a little better and start to see things from each other's point of view? A romantic story, which is very funny as well!
PLAYAWAY. 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a fortune, must be in want of a wife'. With these words Jane Austen's best-loved novel opens, introducing the Bennet family. With the arrival in the neighbourhood of not one, but two gentlemen of fortune, Mrs Bennet has high hopes for her daughters' marriage prospects. But, for Elizabeth Bennet, prejudice prevents her from seeing the good qualities of Mr Darcy, and for him, pride is almost his downfall.
When Mr Darcy comes to stay with his friend Bingley at Netherfield, Lizzie Bennet is as repulsed by his arrogance and pride as he is by her younger sisters and her mother.
Study guides
Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet. Her early determination to dislike Mr. Darcy is a prejudice only matched by the folly of his arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to true feelings in a comedy profoundly concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.
Adaptations
Pride and prejudice [abridged]
Angela Lansbury plays Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with matters of upbringing, marriage, moral rightness and education in her aristocratic society.
Mrs Bennet is determined to see her five daughters married off and secure a future for them all. When the wealthy Mr Bingley arrives in the neighbourhood, Mrs Bennet wastes no time in making his acquaintance. His friend Mr Darcy, however, discourages Mr Bingley from marrying Jane Bennet, and also appears to snub her sister Elizabeth. When Elizabeth hears that Mr Darcy himself is of poor character, her innate prejudice of him is merely reinforced, and she roundly refuses his proposal of marriage. But then, when she discovers that she was misinformed, Elizabeth wonders if she can ever hope to see Mr Darcy again.
GENERAL & LITERARY FICTION. A delightful novel about "how girls catch husbands." Listen in to find out: What will happen to sister Lydia? Will the arrogant Lady Catherine de Burgh's intrigues be foiled? Will sister Jane marry Mr. Bingley? And especially, will Elizabeth, cured of her prejudice, and Mr. Darcy, cured of his pride, fall into each other's arms? Listeners will also savor the wit, the sly irony and satire and comedy that Miss Austen crowds into almost every quiet, well-bred line of this novel. There is great sanity, common sense and worldly wisdom to be found in her exploration of human nature. Sir Walter Scott said, Jane Austen had "that exquisite touch which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting." This quality provides today's listeners of Pride and Prejudice with a fascinating trip into the lives of the privileged in England during the eighteenth century.
"When witty, spirited Lizzie Bennett first meets the handsome and eligible Mr Darcy, she is determined to dislike him and the feeling is mutual. She thinks he is arrogant, proud and snobbish. He finds her plain, outspoken and opinionated. First impressions can be misleading however, and they gradually learn to put aside pride and prejudice to find happiness. But then the shocking behaviour of Lizzie's sister threatens to jeopardise their relationship and ruin everything"--Container.
In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman, as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.
Glenda Jackson performs Pride & prejudice
Jane Austen's classic romantic comedy is the sparkling tale of the Bennets, a family blessed with five daughters and a mother desperate to marry them off. The tempestuous pairing of the witty, independent Elizabeth and her arrogant but honorable suitor Mr. Darcy sets the standard for all great couples of stage and screen. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring Kate Burton, Melanie Dix, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Frances Limoncelli, Miriam Margolyes, Bradley Mott, James Sie, Joao de Sousa, Sandy Snyder, Kevin Theis and Steve Totland.
Presents a love story set in England during the early 19th century.
Few readers have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet. Her early determination to dislike Mr Darcy is a misjudgement only matched in folly by Darcy's arrogant pride. Their first impressions give way to truer feelings in a comedy concerned with happiness and how it might be achieved.
Pride and Prejudice
Verwikkelingen rond de pogingen van een Engelse moeder om haar dochters uit te huwelijken.
The story of Mrs. Bennett's finding husbands for her five daughters.
Speeches, oratory
When Elizabeth first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; while he struggles to remain indifferent to her good looks and lovely mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle class life.
A romantic clash between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy.
Domestic fiction. Jane Austen's novels continue to entertain generation after generation. PRIDE AND PREJUDICE is the most popular of all time. It reveals her acerbic and amusing critique of manners and morals in 19th century England. Hear how the daughters of the bookish and indolent Mr. Bennett search for husbands, and how the family reacts when one of the daughters marries a scoundrel!
The story of Mrs. Bennet's attempts to marry off her five daughters.
Arrogant, self-willed and egotistical, Emma is Jane Austen's most unusual heroine. Her interfering ways and inveterate matchmaking are at once shocking and comic. She is 'handsome, clever and rich' and has 'a disposition to think too well of herself'. When she decides to introduce the humble Harriet Smith to the delights of genteel society and to find her a suitable husband, she precipitates herself and her immediate circle into a web of misunderstanding and intrigue, from which no one emerges unchanged.
"Spirited, intelligent Elizabeth Bennett is alternately enchanted and affronted by Mr. Darcy. She is quick to suspend her usual, more rational judgment when it comes to him. She is also quick to believe the worst gossip about this haughty, opinionated man who soon manages to alienate Elizabeth and her family. But is the condescending air that Mr. Darcy wears an indication of his real character? Or has Elizabeth's pride gotten in the way of her chance for true romance"--Container.
Fiction
Jane Austen's most popular novel, originally published in 1813, some 17 years after it was first written, presents the Bennet family of Longbourn. Against the background of gossipy Mrs Bennet and the detached Mr Bennet, the quest is on for husbands for the five daughters. The spotlight falls on Elizabeth, second eldest, who is courted by Darcy though initially she is more concerned with the fate of her other sisters. This marvellous account of family life in Regency England is read with vigour and style by Emilia Fox.
Concerned mainly with the conflict between the prejudice of a young lady and the well-founded though misinterpreted pride of the aristocratic hero. The heroine's father and mother cope in very different ways with the problem of marrying off five daughters.
In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the romantic entanglements of her four sisters, and her feelings for a brooding gentleman.
Human foibles and early nineteenth-century manners are satirized in this romantic tale of English country family life as Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters are encouraged to marry well in order to keep the Bennet estate in their family.
Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice
Drama
A spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her sisters.
Electronic books
Jane Austen's
An English satire about a scatterbrained mother whose aim in life is to see her five daughters married.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
Pride and prejudice captures the affections of class-conscious 18th-century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries.
Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen's novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. "Its manuscript was first written between 1796 and 1797, and was initially called First Impressions, but was never published under that title. Following revisions it was published on 28 January 1813 by the same Mr. Egerton of the Military Library, Whitehall, who had brought out Sense and Sensibility. Like both its predecessor and Northanger Abbey, it was written at Steventon Rectory
"A delightful novel about "how girls catch husbands." Listen in to find out: What will happen to sister Lydia? Will the arrogant Lady Catherine de Burgh's intrigues be foiled? Will sister Jane marry Mr. Bingley? And especially, will Elizabeth, cured of her prejudice, and Mr. Darcy, cured of his pride, fall into each other's arms? Listeners will also savor the wit, the sly irony and satire and comedy that Miss Austen crowds into almost every quiet, well-bred line of this novel. There is great sanity, common sense and worldly wisdom to be found in her exploration of human nature. Sir Walter Scott said, Jane Austen had "that exquisite touch which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting"--Container.
In early nineteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the courtship of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of her four sisters.
In late eighteenth-century England, a spirited young woman copes with the suit of a snobbish gentleman as well as the romantic entanglements of three of her four sisters.
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Domestic fiction
When Mr Darcy comes to stay with his friend Bingley at Netherfield, Lizzie Bennet is as repulsed by his arrogance and pride as he is by her younger sisters and her mother. Their unusual and antagonistic courtship forms a warmly perceptive comedy of manners, with the wonderfully vulgar Mrs Bennet, the pompous Reverend Collins and the caddish Wickham making a delightfully humorous supporting cast. The story of Mrs Bennet's attempts to marry off her five daughters is probably one of the most enduring classics in English literature.
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Jane Austen's novels continue to entertain generation after generation. Pride and Prejudice is the most popular of all time. It reveals her acerbic and amusing critique of manners and morals in 19th century England. Hear how the daughters of the bookish and indolent Mr. Bennett search for husbands, and how the family reacts when one of the daughters marries a scoundrel!
Study guide to Jane Austen's Pride and prejudice
Pride and Prejudice captures the affectations of class-conscious eighteenth century English families with matrimonial aims and rivalries. This story of the Bennet family and the novel's two protagonists, Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy, is told with sparkling wit. The romantic clash between the opinionated Elizabeth and her proud beau, Mr. Darcy, is a splendid performance of civilized sparring. Austen's artistry also shows in her delineation of the minor characters: the illmatched Mr. and Mrs. Bennet, Charles Bingley and his sisters, and particularly the fatuous Mr. Collins, whose proposal to Elizabeth is one of the finest comic passages in English literature. Austen's characters dance a delicate quadrille of flirtation and intrigue, making this book the most superb comedy of manners of Regency England.
Jane Lapotaire reads one of the greatest of all English novels, a finely etched satire about the scatterbrained Mrs. Bennett whose aim in life is to see her five daughters married. Meet Jane Austen's rich and varied characters: the proud Mr. Darcy; the pompous parson; Mr. Collins, who seeks the most advantageous match for himself; good-humored Mr. Bingley; and, of course the two eldest Bennett daughters, Jane and Elizabeth.
The complete and unabridged version of Austen's Pride and prejudice, first published in 1813, now read by Irene Sutcliffe.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." So opens this famous novel which has become Jane Austen's best loved and best known work. It was in this book that all Jane Austen's talents combined to create not only the most wonderful love story, but dialogue that sparkles with wit and irony, an ingenious and compelling plot and some of the most unforgettable characters ever created.
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