Pride and Prejudice

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Oxford University Press, 2017 - Children's stories - 417 pages
Fall in love with Elizabeth and Mr Darcy . . .It is a truth universally acknowledged that Pride and Prejudice is the greatest love story ever written in the English language.When Elizabeth meets Mr Darcy she finds him arrogant and aloof. He in turn is determined not to be impressed by her beauty and wit. But will they realize that first impressions are not always to be trusted?Oxford Children's Classics present not only the original and unabridged story of Pride and Prejudice but also help you to discover a whole world of new adventures with an amazing assortment of recommendations and activities.

About the author (2017)

Jane Austen was born in 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, where her father was rector. After his death she moved with her mother and sister to Chawton, where she lived for the rest of her life. She began writing when she was 15 but her first book, Sense and Sensibility, was not published until 1811. Pride and Prejudice, probably her best known novel, was published in 1813 and her last two books, Persuasion and Northanger Abbey, were published after her death. Jane Austen died in 1817 and is buried in Winchester Cathedral.

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