
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 1. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-19-280238-5 (ISBN)
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Description
'His perfect indifference, and your pointed dislike, make it so delightfully absurd!' "Pride and Prejudice" has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and menide down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. If Elizabeth Bennet returns again and again to her letter from Mr Darcy, readers of the novel are drawn even more irresistibly by its captivating wisdom.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
General readers of classic fiction, especially Jane Austen, students of English Literature, the 19th century novel, the Romantic novel, the History of the Novel
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
xlviii, 334
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 129 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-19-280238-5 (9780192802385)
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FIONA STAFFORD, Fellow and Tutor in English, Somerville College, University of Oxford, and JAMES KINSLEY, Deceased