Pride and Prejudice

· C. Scribner's sons
3.5
14.3K reviews
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401
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Austen’s most celebrated novel tells the story of Elizabeth Bennet, a bright, lively young woman with four sisters, and a mother determined to marry them to wealthy men. At a party near the Bennets’ home in the English countryside, Elizabeth meets the wealthy, proud Fitzwilliam Darcy. Elizabeth initially finds Darcy haughty and intolerable, but circumstances continue to unite the pair. Mr. Darcy finds himself captivated by Elizabeth’s wit and candor, while her reservations about his character slowly vanish. The story is as much a social critique as it is a love story, and the prose crackles with Austen’s wry wit.

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3.5
14.3K reviews
A Google user
Un gran libro que me EXTREMADAMENTE amor! La primera vez que en las tareas en línea con Google Books. Así que me enamoré de él enseguida, y lo compró! Hasta ahora, lo he leído tres veces. Recomiendo este libro romántico / realista / buena. :) Creo que lo que realmente ayuda a entender la vida de una chica del siglo ninethenth jóvenes. Me encanta este libro. English: A great book that I EXTREMELY love! The first time I read it was online with Google Books. So I fell for it right away, and bought it! So far, I've read it three times. I recommend this romantic / realistic / good book. :) I think it really helps to understand the life of a young ninethenth century girl. I love this book.
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February 24, 2011
So, I want to put this straight - I loved this book. The story was delightful, and the style and characters were both quite engaging. The content easily earns 5 stars, but there are numerous grammatical mistakes that I think were created in the books transfer to digital distribution. None of them are really a big deal, but there were several places I had to stop and wonder what was actually meant, just to realize that a word wasn't what it was supposed to be.
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September 8, 2012
My sister and pretty much all female family members have watched the movies and BBC tv shows that have been produced of this book. I've caught bits and pieces of it over the years and have been mostly scornful and felt mostly disgusted by it whenever I walked through the room. However I decided to read it to see if I could at least appreciate it from a literary point of view and I really did! My wife was surprised to see me reading it but I really enjoyed it and I think it was very well-written.
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About the author

The daughter of a well-to-do family in the English countryside, Austen began writing as an adolescent, and went on to become one of the most widely read authors in the history of English literature. Her novels often reflect the social and familial customs brought to bear on the development of romantic love, and her work is noted for its caustic irony and sly observations. Austen’s writing marks a crucial literary transition between 18th-century sentimentalism and 19th-century realism.

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