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Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

A rich bachelor arrives, and Mrs Bennet plans to marry off her girls.

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Original language: EnglishLevel: Advanced3,513 characters · ≈ 6 minSource: Project Gutenberg

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

“My dear Mr. Bennet,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?”

Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.

“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it.”

Mr. Bennet made no answer.

“Do not you want to know who has taken it?” cried…

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About the book

Pride and prejudice is a novel of manners by English author Jane Austen, published in 1813. It follows Elizabeth Bennet, whose family must secure at least one advantageous marriage among five daughters because the Longbourn estate is entailed to the male line. The novel shows her learning the repercussions of hasty judgments and the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness, and it consistently ranks among the most-loved books in English literature.

About the author

Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English writer known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Her major works include Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, and Emma, along with the posthumously published Northanger Abbey and Persuasion.

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