Pride and Prejudice

* Austen's most popular novel in an entirely new edition.


* Uses the standard Chapman/Kinsley text.


* New introduction discusses the play between truth and fiction, the historical context of the novel's composition, and the reasons for its continued popularity.


* New notes are fuller and provide greater insight into the social world of Austen's characters.


* New bibliography and chronology provide up-to-date resources for further reading.


* New appendices on social rank and dancing.



New to this edition



* A new introduction by Fiona Stafford, wide-ranging and highly accessible.


* New, fuller notes by Fiona Stafford, providing greater contextualization.


* New, up-to-date bibliography.


* New, fuller chronology.


* New appendices on social rank and dancing.



'his perfect indifference, and your pointed dislike, make it so delightfully absurd!'



Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and menide down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. If Elizabeth Bennet returns again and again to her letter from Mr Darcy, readers of the novel are drawn even more irresistibly by its captivating wisdom.