Pride and Prejudice: With Original Illustrations by C. E. Brock

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CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Apr 24, 2015 - Fiction - 358 pages
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Pride and Prejudice is the tale of Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters, who are struggling to find the elusive path to love and financial security in early 1800s England. Enter haughty, wealthy, handsome but proud Mr. Darcy with his friend Mr. Bingley, and all of their lives will be irrevocably changed. Will pride and prejudice stand in the way of true love? Or will every trial and disaster thrown in their way be simply a means to bring them closer to each other and to an understanding of their own hearts? This is the love story of love stories, laced with humour and wit along with a sharp insight into the truth of human nature and a good dose of romance. It is, above all, a modern book, although written hundreds of years ago, picturing accurately the workings of society, and the intricate relationships between parents and daughters, siblings, friends, enemies and lovers.

About the author (2015)

Jane Austen's life is striking for the contrast between the great works she wrote in secret and the outward appearance of being quite dull and ordinary. Austen was born in the small English town of Steventon in Hampshire, and educated at home by her clergyman father. She was deeply devoted to her family. For a short time, the Austens lived in the resort city of Bath, but when her father died, they returned to Steventon, where Austen lived until her death at the age of 41. Austen was drawn to literature early, she began writing novels that satirized both the writers and the manners of the 1790's. Her sharp sense of humor and keen eye for the ridiculous in human behavior gave her works lasting appeal. She is at her best in such books as Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), in which she examines and often ridicules the behavior of small groups of middle-class characters. Austen relies heavily on conversations among her characters to reveal their personalities, and at times her novels read almost like plays. Several of them have, in fact, been made into films. She is considered to be one of the most beloved British authors.

Bibliographic information

TitlePride and Prejudice: With Original Illustrations by C. E. Brock
AuthorJane. Austen
Illustrated byCharles Brock
ContributorM. C. Frank
Editionillustrated
PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015
ISBN1511810963, 9781511810968
Length358 pages
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