{"product_id":"pride-and-prejudice-jane-austen-9781502302656","title":"Pride and Prejudice","description":"\u003cb\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/b\u003e is a novel of manners 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Though the story is set at the turn of the 19th century, it retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of \"most loved books.\" It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen's memorable characters or themes. To date, the book has sold some 20 million copies worldwide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eReception\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The novel was well received, with three favourable reviews in the first months following publication. Anne Isabella Milbanke, later to be the wife of Lord Byron, called it \"the fashionable novel.\" Noted critic and reviewer George Henry Lewes declared that he \"would rather have written Pride and Prejudice, or Tom Jones, than any of the Waverley Novels.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charlotte Bront\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane Austen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1502302659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781502302656\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/08\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.53d","brand":"Jane Austen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873294201087,"sku":"9781502302656","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pride-and-prejudice-jane-austen-9781502302656","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}