Pride and Prejudice (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481264778)

Pride and Prejudice is a novel by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Jane Austen (16 December 1775 - 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism and biting social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.

Author: Alex Struik,Jane Austen
ISBN-10: 148126477X
ISBN-13: 9781481264778
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2012
Pages: 458
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.34lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.93d