Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

...I missed the 1995 BBC Pride and Prejudice serial and became quietly obsessed with reading the novel. I never studied Jane Austen at school (to my annoyance) but perhaps it's just as well - studying every little detail, identifying symbolism and deciding what role or stereotype each character represented might have ruined the book for me. Although "bright", I was too unfamiliar with period language at eleven to fully appreciate Pride and Prejudice. ...
...I'm so at ease with Pride and Prejudice that I can track down Austen's most subtle remarks - amongst the long sentences is a mercilessly funny look at human beings and all their weaknesses. Essentially, Pride and Prejudice describes a world and situation that couldn't exist now. Mr. Bennet, a gentleman (ie. he lives in an inherited Hertfordshire house and doesn't work), has five daughters but no sons. When he dies, his home will go to a male relative, ...

KateHurst 06.07.2009 · Read full review
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*NB* About the title. There are those who would argue that the novel is a precursor to feminist literature based on the strong and intelligent personality of the heroine, Elizabeth, but I would disagree. To me, although she does stand against social norms and expectations at times, by the end of the book, she fulfills precisely what she is supposed to do - secure her future and that of her sisters, marry well, be rich, and she winds up happy - ergo, ...
...been the most beloved of Jane Austen’s novels, and with good reason. Not only is it a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the landed gentry class in England during the Regency period and a great social commentary on the norms and behavior of society of the time, it’s also in turn funny, well written, and entertaining. The book is also one of those classics that you genuinely want to read again and again; I’ve read it once or twice for pleasure, ...

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The book has 3 volumes to it with each volume having a different kind of dealing between the two main characters, Lizzie and Mr. Darcy. The first volume has 23 chapters in it. The second and the third volume each have 19 chapters. The book started off quite slowly but then began growing in intensity the further I got in the book. I do like reading the classics but am quite surprised that I have never read the book before. My overall impressions ...
...has all the ingredients that are needed to make it a classic book that should be read many times over and recommended to anyone who would be willing to take the time to read books. The intricacies of a human relationship were quite interesting and set in such a way that it could have been a real family. The family, the Bennets, all had their failings. Mr. and Mrs. Bennet had only girls, five of them and, like in many families, the youngest two were ...

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...lto more classic fiction. Pride and Prejudice is one of the best classic novels around. It has at its heart a traditional story of love overcoming the odds, but despite this cliché Austen still manages to craft an original an very amusing novel. The plot is not as simple as it may at first seem. For a start there is not one love story here, but several. Some are tales of thwarted love, for example Mrs Bingley's pursuit of Mr Darcy, others are tales ...
...classic read. Overall I'd recommend Pride and Prejudice to anyone. It is a great girlie read, but that shouldn't put the lads off. This is a great book, well deserving of its classic tag, and a must read to anyone who wants to call themselves well read. ...

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...I relished every word of Pride and Prejudice the second time round, and would recommend it to anyone who likes a good "humdinger" (as my English teacher used to say) of a love story, with no naff sex scenes or nasty infidelity or uncomfortable revenge. Just normal people like you and me getting over the hurdles of 18th century society to get their man or woman and live in comfortable £10,000 a year aristocratic comfort with the partner of their dreams. ...

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...books]. She faithfully picks up Pride and Prejudice to keep her occupied until the guests go home. Sorry, that third-person thing is really hard to keep up. So, you know the back-story, I shall now attempt to give you something vaguely useful. I was a bit apprehensive about reading Pride and Prejudice; I have had a bad experience at school reading Emma, also written by Jane Austen, which is probably due to analysing copious amounts of the text, ...
...appreciate the book. After reading Pride and Prejudice I can conclude that this was definitely not the fault of Austen, and I look forward to actually reading Emma, rather than studying it, very soon. I started to read the first chapter, but I have to admit to giving up after a few paragraphs because the language was far too elaborate for me to understand. By that I mean that the sentences were so complex that by the time I had reached the end of ...

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...seen. Published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice is probably jane Austen's best known work, and for good reason.It is based on the life of Austen's favourite heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, a girl with razor sharp wit and very strong opinions, who is liked by friends and relatives, the sort of girl we want to be. The book follows her life at Longbourne with her sisters Jane, Mary, Kitty and Lydia. Whilst Kitty and Lydia, the youngest two, search for officers ...
...home, involved in her reading and Jane and Elizabeth visit the residents of nearby Netherfield house, the rich Mr Bingley and his even richer friend Mr Darcy. The affair gets off to a good start with Jane, prompted by her mother, becoming very attached to Mr Bingley, yet Mr Darcy is a whole different kettle of fish. Rude, arrogant, conceited are all words that could quite easily have been used to describe him. Elizabeth does not even view him as ...

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...How wrong this opinion is. Pride and Prejudice was written by Jane Austen in 1813 and is by far her most popular novel. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy (the 2 main characters of the book), she thinks him arrogant and conceited, while he struggles to remain indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and ...
...I was never one for slushy romantic novels but this book is amazing. It is a book that we can all relate too, we have all probably made false judgements on people from first impressions and we have all probably been too proud to then go back and change that opinion. This is what this romantic comedy is all about. Darcy (played by Colin Firth in the TV adaptation incidentally) is a rich man, he could have any beautiful lady he so desired. Elizabeth ...

heatherlouisewallace 16.09.2003 (02.11.2003) · Read full review
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When I was small, my mother used to read to me every night before bed. At first it was “The Wind in the Willows” and Dr. Seuss and Pooh and other works of that ilk. But as soon as I was old enough to lie still and listen, she switched to the classics. We worked our disjointed way through “David Copperfield” and “Pickwick Papers” - Mom seemed to be fascinated by Dickens - and “The Romance of King Arthur” and “Pride and Prejudice.” I have to confess ...
...never could tie the chapters together into a coherent story, and the language didn't sound like anything I heard anywhere else. I finally decided that this was her way of getting to read the classics without taking the time to sit down and read for herself, an activity that she probably never had time for. Anyway, after struggling to stay awake through our nightly readings, I lost all interest in Dickens or Austen or any of the other greats of literature. ...

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When you think about the novelist Jane Austen (as you do), what first springs to mind? for me it is most definately 'Pride and Prejudice', a novel which i have learned to love, yet once loathed. At school, it was thrust upon me; it was such a fat book, how was i ever going to read it all?? the mound of essays to be done on it didn't help either, 15 year old girls just aren't interested in the types of abstract nouns used in the first chapter of the ...
...so that i would have more time to watch Eastenders. And i forgot about it....... This was until the BBC dramatised it into a series...all i can say is 'wow', how come i never realised how yummy Mr.Darcy was??? From the first episode i was hooked, the first shots showing dashing Mr.Darcy riding his stallion will be forever inprinted in my memory. And girls (and some boys), if you think that's good, wait until you see him emerging from the lake, hair ...

Mrs.Tuttel 11.10.2001 · Read full review
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...I'm starting with the book Pride and Prejucdice as I'm studying this for my eng literature exam and I really want experience on reviewing it well. In advance, sorry for any misunderstanding, heavily dosed on benedryl.... abit unwell! The story consists of a young lady, Elizabeth Bennet, who has a varied and rather wild family. First there is her father, Mr Bennet, who constantly teases her mother and is not known to be a family man, tucked away ...
...can also see so many films and how they've depicted the novel. I would recommend you to watch the BBC Pride and Prejudice because it contains everything in the novel. The new pride and prejudice film featuring Kiera Knightley is an edited version but just as enjoyable to watch! ...

moo_trendy_cow 04.05.2006 · Read full review
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...not overly enthusistic about reading Pride and Prejudice is no overstatement! However, I did not let this prejudice deter me! I was glad to be proved wrong. From the onset, Pride and Prejudice provides us with an interesting array of characters, themes (overt and underlying ones) and situations which keep us completely hooked from beginning to end. I had the good fortune to read the novel before the BBC adaptation. Although the BBC version was a ...
...end of the novel, Darcy's pride has been humbled and Elizabeth's prejudice has been removed. THE MAIN CHARACTERS:- Austen is successful in presenting the reader with an assortment of characters whose various traits range from sinister to gullible, amusing to downright arrogant. The abundance of personalities we witness in this novel is evidence of Austen's creative and skillful talent. ELIZABETH AND DARCY The two main characters, Elizabeth and ...

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...in the long run, and Pride and Prejudice is a fine example of this. Beneath the witty repartee and sociable bickering between Elizabeth and Darcy (now forever inseparable in my mind from Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth in the BBC production), we witness the subtle evolution of two young people instructing each other in the fair judgment of character. Overlaying this most prominent level of the narrative is Austen's cutting commentary on what remains ...
...and Prejudice is filled with characters who begin at the same basic level of social interaction, and either succumb to pressures imposed by societal or personal amorality, or rise above their birth, be it high or low, to become decent, conscientious human beings. Austen's story provides a biting look at the mores of the idle rich of early-nineteenth-century England and, in my opinion, provides food for thought even now. All the intellectual arguments ...

mookielidl 11.02.2001 · Read full review
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...equation of sexual tension, arrogance, pride and yes, sorry to be cliche, even prejudice produces a novel, fully deserving of it current title as one of the classics of english literature. i have since read more austen novels, (i'm now a fully fledged austen slut) i have not enjoyed them as thoroughly as i Pride and Prejudice. i hope you enjoy it, and develop a penchant for Darcy, as i most definitely have! ...

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Austen is the quintessential authoress of the romantic period. She blends direct speech with free indirect speech and the narrative voice: to produce a charming, realistic novel. She potrays the feelings, fears and fantasies of the adolesent female in the early nineteenth century. Austen uses Irony to its fullest effect, producing some witty to comical scenarios. The reader will find themselves smiling often, even laughing on occassions. The charectors ...
...main charectors are charasmatic allowing the reader to empathise and sympathise along with them. This warm romantic novel warns of the dangers associated with 'pride and prejudice' : in forming relationships. This is a timeless classic. The lessons being as relevant today as they were when it was written. ...

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