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PrideandPrejudice

Author（s）

JaneAusten

Country

UnitedKingdom

Language

English

Genre（s）

Novelofmanners,Satire

Publisher

T.Egerton,Whitehall

Publicationdate

28January1813

Mediatype

Print（Hardback,3volumes）

OCLCNumber

38659585

Precededby

SenseandSensibility

Followedby

MansfieldPark

PrideandPrejudiceisanovelbyJaneAusten,firstpublishedin1813.ThestoryfollowsthemaincharacterElizabethBennetasshedealswithissuesofmanners,upbringing,morality,education,andmarriageinthesocietyofthelandedgentryofearly19th-centuryEngland.ElizabethisthesecondoffivedaughtersofacountrygentlemanlivingnearthefictionaltownofMerytoninHertfordshire,nearLondon.

Thoughthestoryissetattheturnofthe19thcentury,itretainsafascinationformodernreaders,continuingnearthetopoflistsof"mostlovedbooks"suchasTheBigRead.[1]IthasbecomeoneofthemostpopularnovelsinEnglishliteratureandreceivesconsiderableattentionfromliteraryscholars.ModerninterestinthebookhasresultedinanumberofdramaticadaptationsandanabundanceofnovelsandstoriesimitatingAusten'smemorablecharactersorthemes.Todate,thebookhassoldsome20millioncopiesworldwide.[2]

AsAnnaQuindlenwrote,"PrideandPrejudiceisalsoaboutthatthingthatallgreatnovelsconsider,thesearchforself.Anditisthefirstgreatnoveltoteachusthatthatsearchisassurelyundertakeninthedrawingroommakingsmalltalkasinthepursuitofagreatwhitewhaleorthepublicpunishmentofadultery."[3]

Contents

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∙1Plotsummary

∙2Maincharacters

o2.1ElizabethBennet

o2.2MrDarcy

o2.3MrBennet

o2.4MrsBennet

o2.5JaneBennet

o2.6MaryBennet

o2.7CatherineBennet

o2.8LydiaBennet

o2.9CharlesBingley

o2.10CarolineBingley

o2.11GeorgeWickham

o2.12WilliamCollins

o2.13LadyCatherinedeBourgh

o2.14AuntandUncleGardiner

o2.15GeorgianaDarcy

o2.16CharlotteLucas

o2.17Interrelationships

o2.18Familytree

∙3Majorthemes

o3.1Marriage

o3.2Money

o3.3Class

o3.4SelfKnowledge

∙4Style

∙5Title

∙6Publicationhistory

∙7Reception

o7.1Modernpopularity

∙8Adaptations

o8.1Film,television,andtheatre

o8.2Literature

∙9References

∙10Externallinks

Plotsummary[edit]

ThenovelcentersontheBennetfamily,consistingofthebookishMrBennet,hiswife,awomansomewhatlackinginsocialgracesandprimarilyconcernedwithherfamily'sfortunes,andtheirfivedaughters.Theyoungest,Lydia,mostlytakesafterMrsBennet;theeldest,Jane,iskind-heartedandproper;andthecentralcharacter,ElizabethBennet,isthesecond-eldestandshemostlytakesafterherfather,sharinghiskeenwitandoccasionallysarcasticoutlook.

ThenarrativeopenswithMrBingley,awealthy,charismaticandsocialyoungbachelor,movingintoNetherfieldParkintheneighbourhoodoftheBennetfamily.MrBingleyissoonwellreceived,whilehisfriendMrDarcymakesalessfavorablefirstimpressionbyappearingproudandcondescendingataballthattheyattend（hedetestsdancingandisnotmuchforlightconversation）.MrBingleysinglesoutJaneforparticularattention,anditsoonbecomesapparentthattheyhaveformedanattachmenttoeachother,thoughJanedoesnotalterherconductforhim,confessinghergreathappinessonlytoLizzie.Bycontrast,DarcyslightsElizabeth,whooverhearsandjokesaboutitdespitefeelingabuddingresentment.

OnpayingavisittoMrBingley'ssister,Caroline,Janeiscaughtinaheavydownpour,catchescold,andisforcedtostayatNetherfieldforseveraldays.ElizabetharrivestonursehersisterandisthrownintofrequentcompanywithMrDarcy,whobeginstoactmarginallylesscoldlytowardsher.

IllustrationbyHughThomsonrepresentingMrCollinsprotestingthatheneverreadsnovels.

MrCollins,aclergyman,paysavisittotheBennets.MrBennetandElizabetharemuchamusedbyhisobsequiousvenerationofhisemployer,thenobleLadyCatherinedeBourgh,aswellasbyhisself-importantandpedanticnature.ItsoonbecomesapparentthatMrCollinshascometoLongbourntochooseawifefromamongtheBennetsisters（hiscousins）andElizabethhasbeensingledout.Atthesametime,ElizabethformsanacquaintancewithMrWickham,amilitiaofficerwhoclaimstohavebeenveryseriouslymistreatedbyMrDarcy,despitehavingbeenawardofMrDarcy'sfather.Thistale,andElizabeth'sattractiontoMrWickham,fuelsherdislikeofMrDarcy.

AtaballgivenbyMrBingleyatNetherfield,MrDarcybecomesawareofageneralexpectationthatMrBingleyandJanewillmarry,andtheBennetfamily,withtheexceptionofJaneandElizabeth,makeapublicdisplayofpoormannersanddecorum.Thefollowingmorning,MrCollinsproposesmarriagetoElizabeth,whorefuseshim,muchtohermother'sdistress.MrCollinsrecoversandpromptlybecomesengagedtoElizabeth'sclosefriendCharlotteLucas,ahomelywomanwithfewprospects.MrBingleyabruptlyquitsNetherfieldandreturnstoLondon,devastatingJane,andElizabethbecomesconvincedthatMrDarcyandCarolineBingleyhavecolludedtoseparatehimfromJane.

Inthespring,ElizabethvisitsCharlotteandMrCollinsinKent.ElizabethandherhostsarefrequentlyinvitedtoRosingsPark,homeofLadyCatherinedeBourgh,Darcy'saunt;coincidentally,Darcyalsoarrivestovisit.ElizabethmeetsDarcy'scousin,ColonelFitzwilliam,whovouchesforDarcy'sloyalty,usingasanexamplehowDarcyhadrecentlysteppedinonbehalfofafriend,whohadformedanattachmenttoawomanagainstwhom"thereweresomeverystrongobjections."ElizabethisastonishedtodiscoverthatsaidfriendwasnoneotherthanMrBingley,andherdislikeofDarcyhardensfurther.ThussheisofnomoodtoacceptwhenDarcyarrivesand,quiteunexpectedly,confessesloveforherandbegsherhandinmarriage.Elizabethrebukeshim,andaheateddiscussionfollows;shechargeshimwithdestroyinghersister'shappiness,withtreatingMrWickhamdisgracefully,andwithhavingconductedhimselftowardsherinanarrogant,ungentleman-likemanner.MrDarcy,shocked,ultimatelyrespondswithalettergivingagoodaccountof（mostof）hisactions:

Wickhamhadexchangedhislegaciesforacashpayment,onlytoreturnaftergamblingawaythemoneytoreclaimtheforfeitedinheritance;hethenattemptedtoelopewithDarcy'syoungsisterGeorgiana,therebytocaptureherfortune.RegardingJane,DarcyclaimshehadobservednoreciprocalinterestinJaneforBingley,andhadassumedhernottobeinlovewithhim.Inadditiontothis,hecitesthe"wantofpropriety"inthebehaviourofMrsBennetandherthreeyoungerdaughters.Elizabeth,whohadpreviouslydespairedovertheseverybehaviors,isforcedtoadmitthetruthofMrDarcy'sobservations,andbeginstowonderwhethershehasmisjudgedhim.

ElizabethtellsherfatherthatDarcywasresponsibleforunitingLydiaandWickham.ThisisoneofthetwoearliestillustrationsofPrideandPrejudice.[4]Theclothingstylesreflectthetimetheillustrationwasengraved（the1830s）,notthetimethenovelwaswrittenorset.

Somemonthslater,ElizabethandherauntandUncleGardinervisitPemberley,Darcy'sestate,believinghewillbeabsentfortheday.Hereturnsunexpectedly,andthoughsurprised,heisgraciousandwelcoming.HetreatstheGardinerswithgreatcivility.DarcyintroducesElizabethtohissister,andElizabethbeginstorealizeherattractiontohim.Theirre-acquaintanceiscutshort,however,bythenewsthatLydiahasrunawaywithMrWickham.ElizabethandtheGardinersreturntoLongbourn,whereElizabethgrievesthatherrenewedacquaintancewithMrDarcywillendasaresultofhersister'sdisgrace.

LydiaandWickhamaresoonfound,thenmarriedbytheclergy;theyvisitLongbourn,whereLydialetsslipthatMrDarcywasinattendanceatherweddingbutthatthiswastohavebeenasecret.Elizabethisabletodiscover,fromherauntMrs.Gardiner,thatinfactMr.Darcywasresponsibleforfindingthecoupleandnegotiatingtheirmarriage,atgreatpersonalandmonetaryexpense.ElizabethisshockedbutisunabletodwellfurtheronthetopicduetoMrBingley'sreturnandsubsequentproposaltoJane,whoimmediatelyaccepts.

LadyCatherinedeBourghlaterburstsinonLongbourn;intendingtothwartlocalrumour,shewarnsElizabethagainstmarryingMrDarcy,havinglongagodeterminedhimtomarryherowndaughter.Elizabethrefusesherdemands.Disgusted,LadyCatherineleavesanddropsbytoinformhernephewonElizabeth'sabominablebehaviour.However,thislendshopetoDarcythatElizabeth'sopinionofhimmayhavechanged.HetravelstoLongbournandproposesagain,andthistime,Elizabethaccepts.

Maincharacters[edit]

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MrHurst

MrsLouisaHurst

MrPhilips

CarolineBingley

MrsPhilips

MrCharlesBingley

MrsGardiner

JaneBennet

MrEdwardGardiner

ElizabethBennet

MrsBennet

MaryBennet

MrBennet

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