Jane Austen Pride & Prejudice

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Pride and Prejudice is one of the most universally loved and admired English novels. Penned as a popular entertainment, but the consummate artistry of Jane Austen transformed this effervescent tale of rural romance into a witty, shrewdly observed satire of English country life that is now regarded as one of the principal treasures of the English language. At the heart of the all-consuming enterprise of marriage is the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet and her aristocratic suitor Fitzwilliam Darcy; two lovers whose pride must be humbled and prejudices dissolved before the novel can come to its splendid conclusion.JANE AUSTENJane Austen (1775 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.