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Pride and Prejudice
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Pride and Prejudice
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jane Austen
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Edited by Vivien Jones
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Introduction by Tony Tanner
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:448 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Classic fiction (pre c 1945) |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780141439518
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Classifications | Dewey:823.7 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Penguin Putnam Inc
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Imprint |
Penguin Classics
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Publication Date |
31 December 2002 |
Publication Country |
United States
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Description
When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships, gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.
Author Biography
Jane Austen (1775-1817) was modest about her own genius but is one of English literature's greatest and most admired writers. She is the author of Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion. Vivien Jones is a senior lecturer in English at the University of Leeds. Tony Tanner was a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge, and Professor of English and American Literature at the University of Cambridge.
Reviews"The wit of Jane Austen has for partner the perfection of her taste." -Virginia Woolf "Nobody has ever been slyer with characters than Austen." -Marlon James, "My 10 Favorite Books," in T: The New York Times Style Magazine
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