Pride and Prejudice

By Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
  • Release Date: 1813-01-28
  • Genre: Fiction & Literature
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Description

An Apple Books Classic edition.

Jane Austen’s beloved classic opens with this witty and very memorable line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” With all the twists and turns of a soap opera, Pride and Prejudice chronicles the drama that ensues when the wealthy bachelor Mr. Darcy moves close to the Bennet family home in the English countryside. The news of his arrival sends the socially ambitious Mrs. Bennet-whose main concern is finding suitable matches for her five daughters-into overdrive.

The book’s main character, the high-spirited Elizabeth Bennet, is a strikingly modern heroine: a woman who refuses to lower her expectations or transform herself to suit society’s norms. Austen’s novel achieves a remarkable balance, serving up barbed criticism of the obsession with money, status, and matrimony even as it draws us into a swoon-worthy love story. At its heart, Pride and Prejudice is a romantic comedy, and a darned great one at that. It’s so much fun to turn the pages and wonder about Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy: Will they or won’t they overcome their excessive pride and initial prejudices to make a happily-ever-after connection?

Reviews

  • Delicious classic

    5
    By Ruth Ann the fan
    I’ve seen the movie many times, nice to see what Jane really wrote.
  • <3

    5
    By @itsshawa_ <3
    Loved it I’m so obsessed glad I’ve finally read it after seeing the films a million times, Jane Austen you are a true gift
  • Lovely Book

    5
    By elaina 28
    This book is a remarkable work of Austen. She develops Mr. Darcy so well! A fantastic and engaging story!!
  • So funny

    5
    By idkwhattonicknameme
    This book is rlly funny, I love it, I think it’s cute.
  • Awesome romance!

    5
    By jkolmen50266
    Such a beautiful, wonderful piece of literature. Loved the way Jane weaved romantic stories for three of the sisters and a perfect ending for the rest of the characters. I’m enamored by the couple of Elizabeth and Mr Darcy.
  • Great classic read

    5
    By sarahgrace88
    Always worth a re read when one wants a good classic
  • The only way I could

    5
    By Ramse9@
    The first time you have a
  • Beautiful Romance

    5
    By Princess_Peaches11
    This piece of art is by far one of the best tellings of a slow burn love story I’ve read yet. It was hard to get into at first with the writing being of the 1800s era but once you get past that it was so good. We read this in a work book club and then did a watch party of the BBC Production miniseries of Pride and Prejudice and I highly recommend watching that afterwards.
  • Wonderful story !

    5
    By InNaturalLight
    This would probably make a good movie 😁 😉 But read the book first.
  • Narrator is beyond this world

    5
    By Prudens1111
    Love the way the narrator presented this great classic, thank you Apple.