Pride and Prejudice (with CD-ROM)

Author: (British) Austen, (American) Shelly
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Publish Date: 2004-01-01
Features: Mrs. Bennet, with five daughters waiting to be married, is keen on catching wealthy bachelors. The new neighbor Bingley and his friend Darcy, handsome and charming, are wealthy. Mrs. Bennet deliberately arranges everything, hoping her daughters will win their favor. The novel expresses Austen's insights into society and marriage. Austen's language is exquisite, worth savoring; her character portrayals are vivid; she skillfully uses irony. The opening sentence, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife," has also become a classic.