Pride And Prejudice: 200th Anniversary Edition

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Harper Collins, Jan 8, 2013 - Fiction - 300 pages

January 28, 2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the publication of Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, one of the most beloved books of all time. Pride and Prejudice: 200th Anniversary Edition commemorates this anniversary by bringing together adaptations of Jane Austen’s work, reviews, the author’s biography, and her inspiration for Pride and Prejudice in one digital volume.

In addition to the enduring novel, Pride and Prejudice: 200th Anniversary Edition includes dramatic adaptations of a selection of scenes from Pride and Prejudice by Rosina Filippi; a dramatization of the novel by Mary Keith Medbery Mackaye; reviews of Jane Austen’s work by noted literary figures of the day; a review of Pride and Prejudice by O.W. Firkins; and A Memoir of Jane Austen by James Edward Austen-Leigh, Jane Austen’s own nephew. Also included is an excerpt from Cecilia by Frances Burney, featuring the passage that served as the influence for the title of Pride and Prejudice.

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Contents

O N TE N
Chapter 1
About the Author
Copyright

Common terms and phrases

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About the author (2013)

Born in 1775, Jane Austen published four of her six novels anonymously. Her work was not widely read until the late nineteenth century, and her fame grew from then on. Known for her wit and sharp insight into social conventions, her novels about love, relationships, and society are more popular year after year. She has earned a place in history as one of the most cherished writers of English literature.

Bibliographic information

TitlePride And Prejudice: 200th Anniversary Edition
AuthorJane Austen
PublisherHarper Collins, 2013
ISBN1443422592, 9781443422598
Length300 pages
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Fiction / Classics
Fiction / Literary
  
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