The novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in 1813, more than 200 years ago.

To date, the book has sold some 20 million copies worldwide. It remains near the top of the 'most loved books' and is considered to be the masterpiece of the world literature.

There are many films, sequels and TV versions of Pride and Prejudice which have portrayed the memorable characters and themes of the novel.

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Pride and Prejudice is a love story with delightful comedy of manners and civilized sparring between the two young lovers, Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth.

Elizabeth has a tendency to form tenacious and prejudicial first impressions. Darcy appears to be proud. In the end, Darcy overcomes his pride, and Elizabeth overcomes her prejudice, and they both get married.


Elizabeth Bennet is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman, Mr Bennet, living in the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, not far from London.

The novel is set in England in the early 19th century and tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after two gentlemen have moved into their neighbourhood: the rich and eligible Mr Bingley, and his status-conscious friend, the even richer and more eligible Mr Darcy.

Mr Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, while Mr Darcy is disdainful of local society, and repeatedly clashes with the lively Elizabeth.

Mr Bennet’s property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family will be destitute upon his death.

The novel Pride and Prejudice revolves round the comedic plot of Mrs Bennet trying to find a wealthy match for at least one of the girls, to support the others.

Jane Austen's opening line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife", is a sentence filled with irony and playfulness.

The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love, not simply for money, despite the social pressures to make a good (i.e., wealthy) match.


The story charts the emotional development of protagonist Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential.


Jane Austen is also the author of Sense and Sensibility, Persuasion, Mansfield Park, and other masterpieces of English literature.