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Pride and Prejudice

Historical Fiction and Romance

A novel by Jane Austen following Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy as the misjudgments named in the title give way, over the course of the story, to mutual understanding. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Composed, From (Year)
from 1796 2
Austen wrote an early version titled First Impressions between October 1796 and August 1797; the novel was substantially revised before its final publication under the title Pride and Prejudice on 28 January 1813.
Composed, From (Year)
1813 to 1797 2
Classification
Audience
Children's 1
Original Language
English 2
FAQs

Whose belief is the famous opening sentence of Pride and Prejudice describing?

The novel says the belief is fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, who treat a newcomer as the rightful property of one of their daughters.

The sentence reads: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife." The very next lines of the novel place that belief in the neighbours: "However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters."
Connections

Authored By

Jane Austen, Authors
Source Wikipedia: Pride and Prejudice

Features Character

Elizabeth Bennet, Literary Characters
Source Elizabeth Bennet (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors
Mr. Darcy, Literary Characters
Source Mr. Darcy (Wikipedia)Wikipedia contributors

In Genre

Romance, Genres
Source Wikipedia: Pride and Prejudice

Long-Form Articles

The Manuscript Thomas Cadell Never Asked to See, Articles
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Original Language

English

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Originated In

United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Open Library: Pride and Prejudice
Open LibrarySubjects
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Juvenile fiction
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2. Wikipedia: Pride and Prejudice
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  • Lead section
    Pride and Prejudice is a novel by English author Jane Austen.
  • Development of the novel section
    between October 1796 and August 1797
  • Lead
    Pride and Prejudice is a novel by English author Jane Austen.
  • Lead paragraph
    Pride and Prejudice is a novel by English author Jane Austen. Written when she was aged 20-21, it was her third novel written and became the second to see print when it was published in 1813.
  • Authored By: Jane Austen
  • In Genre: Romance, Infobox
    Romance novel
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Elizabeth Bennet (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationFeatures Character: Elizabeth BennetView the Source
Mr. Darcy (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors, Wikimedia FoundationFeatures Character: Mr. DarcyView the Source
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