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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen
A near-perfect comedy of manners whose wit, romantic tension, and family pressure still feel fresh two centuries later.
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Beginner Fit
- 5/5
- Approx. Pages
- 432
Moods
wittyromanticlight
Editorial shelf note
One of the safest first classics because the pleasure is quick, the prose is controlled, and the shelf value is permanent.
Public domain; there are many attractive gift editions with identical text.
Why it earns shelf space
- brilliant dialogue
- Elizabeth and Darcy reward rereading
- Austen wastes almost nothing
Know before you commit
- the opening social world can feel mannered
- the stakes look small until the structure tightens
- its pleasures depend on tone more than plot twists
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Everyman's Library Edition
Everyman's Library · Hardcover
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Everyman's Library Edition
Everyman's Library · Hardcover
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Elegant but practical, with durable binding and a layout suited to rereading.
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