Pride and Prejudice is the most famous of Jane Austen’s novels, and its opening is one of the most famous lines in English literature - “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” Its manuscript was first written between 1796 and 1797, and was initially called First Impressions, but was never published under that title. Following revisions it was published on 28 January 1813 by the same Mr. Egerton of the Military Library, Whitehall, who had brought out Sense and Sensibility. Like both its predecessor and Northanger Abbey, it was written at Steventon Rectory.
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- Discussion of Chapters 01–10 – Introducing Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy
- Discussion of Chapters 11–20 – Darcy’s Proposal and Elizabeth’s Rejection
- Discussion of Chapters 21–30 – Secrets, Scandals, and Misunderstandings
- Discussion of Chapters 31–40 – Darcy’s Letter and Elizabeth’s Realization
- Discussion of Chapters 41–50 – Lydia’s Elopement and Darcy’s Intervention
- Discussion of Chapters 51–60 – Love Triumphs - Elizabeth and Darcy’s Reunion
- Discussion of Chapters 61 – The Final Resolution - Love, Class, and Marriage in Pride and Prejudice