Pride and Prejudice
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4.9 • 23 calificaciones
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Descripción editorial
An Apple Books Classic edition.
Jane Austen’s beloved classic opens with this witty and very memorable line: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” With all the twists and turns of a soap opera, Pride and Prejudice chronicles the drama that ensues when the wealthy bachelor Mr. Darcy moves close to the Bennet family home in the English countryside. The news of his arrival sends the socially ambitious Mrs. Bennet-whose main concern is finding suitable matches for her five daughters-into overdrive.
The book’s main character, the high-spirited Elizabeth Bennet, is a strikingly modern heroine: a woman who refuses to lower her expectations or transform herself to suit society’s norms. Austen’s novel achieves a remarkable balance, serving up barbed criticism of the obsession with money, status, and matrimony even as it draws us into a swoon-worthy love story. At its heart, Pride and Prejudice is a romantic comedy, and a darned great one at that. It’s so much fun to turn the pages and wonder about Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy: Will they or won’t they overcome their excessive pride and initial prejudices to make a happily-ever-after connection?
Reseñas de clientes
Amazing
Love every aspect of this story and the way things goes resolving.
Good — a bit boring tho — but good
Mr. Darcy can run me over with a carriage and I’ll thank him till I die.
Umm... chile... anyways....
When I first read this book I deemed it as boring and just your typical historical romance, but after a bit of thought and many other books I must delete that review and say that Pride and Prejudice is my favourite stand-alone at the moment. The sarcastic remarks and funny moments make this book worth its time.
In conclusion, read it and judge it yourself.
Excellent Book!
I love it, and the movie with Keira Knightley is also awesome!