Bibliograph

Pride and prejudice, Jane Austen ; introduction by Anna Quindlen

Type

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Pride and prejudice, Jane Austen ; introduction by Anna Quindlen

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

1030L, Lexile

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Pride and prejudice

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Jane Austen ; introduction by Anna Quindlen

Summary

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." So begins Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's perfect comedy of manners--one of the most popular novels of all time--that features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues. "Pride and Prejudice seems as vital today as ever," writes Anna Quindlen in her introduction to this Modern Library edition. "It is a pure joy to read." Eudora Welty agrees: "The gaiety is unextinguished, the irony has kept its bite, the reasoning is still sweet, the sparkle undiminished. [It is] irresistible and as nearly flawless as any fiction could be." - Inside flap

Target audience

adult

Classification