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Pride And Prejudice Paperback – 25 July 1996

by Jane Austen (Author), Vivien Jones (Author)

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First published in 1813, this is the story of the Bennets, their five daughters and the men who come to stay in the neighbourhood. At the centre of the story are Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, whose marriage continues the moral values and class distinctions Austen most advocated.

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0140434267
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978-0140434262
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Penguin Classics
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25 July 1996
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English
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13.11 x 1.8 x 19.76 cm
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384 pages
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Jane Austen, the daughter of a clergyman, was born in Hampshire in 1775, and later lived in Bath and the village of Chawton. As a child and teenager, she wrote brilliantly witty stories for her family's amusement, as well as a novella, Lady Susan. Her first published novel was Sense and Sensibility, which appeared in 1811 and was soon followed by Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park and Emma. Austen died in 1817, and Persuasion and Northanger Abbey were published posthumously in 1818.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Classics; New edition (25 July 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0140434267
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140434262
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 13.11 x 1.8 x 19.76 cm

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Jane Austen was born on December 16, 1775 at Steventon near Basingstoke, the seventh child of the rector of the parish. She lived with her family at Steventon until they moved to Bath when her father retired in 1801. After his death in 1805, she moved around with her mother; in 1809, they settled in Chawton, near Alton, Hampshire. Here she remained, except for a few visits to London, until in May 1817 she moved to Winchester to be near her doctor. There she died on July 18, 1817. As a girl Jane Austen wrote stories, including burlesques of popular romances. Her works were only published after much revision, four novels being published in her lifetime. These are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma(1816). Two other novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, were published posthumously in 1818 with a biographical notice by her brother, Henry Austen, the first formal announcement of her authorship. Persuasion was written in a race against failing health in 1815-16. She also left two earlier compositions, a short epistolary novel, Lady Susan, and an unfinished novel, The Watsons. At the time of her death, she was working on a new novel, Sanditon, a fragmentary draft of which survives.
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Wil

Beautiful and intricate

Reviewed in Australia on 30 March 2020

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The cover is beautiful, intricate and romantic which is the perfect cover for a wonderful romance story. It’s sturdy and I like the bookmark ribbon, it’s very handy and I wish more books had them. The colour scheme is also lovely and exactly as pictured

Reviewed in Australia on 6 May 2023

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After I became used to the style of writing, I really enjoyed this book. The author obviously had very good observational skills, which she wove beautifully into the characters in the story.

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A Classic for a Reason

Reviewed in Australia on 29 March 2019

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This is a book I have been meaning to read for years now, my Penguin copy gathering dust, untouched for so long. Yet now I have finally read this novel, of which I had already seen the BBC miniseries and the film, was just as wonderful — if not more so. It made me laugh and smile constantly, and by the end, I was flying through it. I will certainly be going through more of Austen’s book that have suffered the same lack of reading.

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The book was well written and succinct. I enjoyed the development of the characters and the ongoing story as it dealt with the themes present in the title. The manner in which the complication and resolution had exceeded my expectations and it was from then that I truly enjoyed the reading experience.

Reviewed in Australia on 28 February 2019

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An amazing engaging classic which represents the time of being written. It explores the barrier between love and having someone with enough wealth for you. Finally it shows the challenges and conflicts of different personalities.

Reviewed in Australia on 19 September 2019

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I love Jane Austin’s wit. Amazing characters who you either love or despise. I would definitely read this again an recommend to others.

Reviewed in Australia on 5 June 2019

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What else can you say about Pride and Prejudice. Love this story and have read it many times over the years. Fashions and times may change but people are always people no matter what the era. There's a reason this author is so popular.

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Nic

Great classical romance

Reviewed in Australia on 28 May 2019

I'm so glad to say I've finally read Pride and Prejudice! I did have the normal struggles I find when I read the classics, in that the language can be quite convoluted and hard to follow. Sometimes I feel like I’m reading a different dialect of English! But saying that, about half way through, I was so invested in the love story between Elizabeth and Mr Darcy that the language didn’t so much matter to me anymore.

It’s so different from the romance novels of today. You get nothing, not even a hug (let alone a kiss) between Mr Darcy and Elizabeth. But in some ways, this is what makes this romance so beautiful - that we can appreciate their love for one another, even though there is not one physical display of affection throughout the entire book.

Also, the fact that the story is so drawn out makes the ending so much more worthwhile.

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Erika Saldaña

Hermosa edición de calidad!

Reviewed in Mexico on 17 February 2024

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El libro es pequeño, pero cómodo para llevar en bolso, es preciosa la edicion, los detalles, la letra pequeña pero se lee bien. Se ve de excelente calidad el libro. El único detalle y que no me gustó es la elección de papel, es muy blanco y con el contraste de las letras, llega a ser un tanto molesto, a diferencia de otros tipos de papel. Aún así recomiendo mucho esta colección de clásicos.

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Leila de Carvalho e Gonçalves

O Amor Na Era Georgiana

Reviewed in Brazil on 17 July 2021

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Sem dúvida, Orgulho e Preconceito está entre as historias de amor mais populares da literatura e a receita do seu relevante e longevo sucesso não é nenhum mistério. Se por um lado, ele cumpre à risca “as regras tácitas dos romances populares voltados para um público feminino, isto é, a assimetria social e econômica entre o casal protagonista, bem como os desencontros e o sofrimento da mocinha da história e seu inevitável final feliz”(1); por outro, sua história é narrada por uma soberba escritora, à medida que a inglesa Jane Austen é uma sagaz testemunha de seu tempo, a Era Georgiana, uma hábil construtora de personagens esféricos e uma mestra do discurso indireto livre, conduzido por um narrador onisciente, que não faz parte da história e é dotado de uma sutil ironia.

O romance tem como cenário a zona rural da Inglaterra durante o início do século XIX e gira ao redor da família Bennet, constituída pelo marido, mulher e cinco filhas. A segunda, Elizabeth ou Lizzie, é a protagonista, uma jovem decidida a tomar as rédeas de sua vida e só se casar por amor numa época em que “o casamento era baseado em cálculos racionais e econômicos”. Seu par romântico é o abonado sr. Fitzwilliam Darcy, aparentemente um improvável candidato, pois se a relação entre eles é marcada pela atração, também é pela hostilidade que só será superada, se o casal abdicar do orgulho e preconceito.

Aliás, características que não são exclusivas de um ou de outro mas dos dois, confirmando a apropriada escolha do título. Como afirma Bruna Vieira, o romance foi um convite para ela pensar sobre os sentimentos que cultiva para se proteger, mas acabam por afastá-la do que lhe pode fazer feliz.” Uma interessante reflexão que vale para todos nós.

Na verdade, “Austen exige leitores inteligentes e seria um equívoco ler seus romances de costumes como histórias românticas ou escapistas, só porque tratam de amor e casamento. Seu conteúdo crítico e agudeza se mantiveram afiados, não perderam o frescor e ainda hoje nos permitem espiar pelas frestas do tempo e aprender com suas histórias.”(2)

Uma boa prova é “o tamanho da presença da romancista na cultura pop que, com sua persistência, impressiona. As adaptações para o cinema, televisão e internet são incontáveis, e um passeio por sites de vendas online mostra que todo tipo de item, de velas a chá, de meias a livros de receitas, é vendido com a marca da escritora. Seu nome se tornou sinônimo de um universo com o qual muitas de suas leitoras sonham: o mundo das mansões inglesas, vestidos de época e chás da tarde. A discreta revolução da escritora, ao transformar mulheres de objetos em sujeitos, permitiu que esse mundo se tornasse um universo de sonho e romance, em vez de um mundo que oprime mulheres.”(3)

Quanto ao formato, adquiri o e-book que não possui Fortuna Crítica nem Notas de Rodapé. Possui apenas o texto de Austen bem diagramado e sem erros. Pelo preço que paguei, menos do que um café, foi uma boa compra. Recomendo.

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(1) “Jane Austen, Mulheres e Romances: Autoria Feminina Em Prosa E Seus Desafios”, Jaqueline Sant’Ana.
(2) “Uma Escultura Entalhada Em Marfim”, Sandra Guardini de Vasconcelos.
(3) “Amor Ardente Da Literatura E Do Cinema”, por Isadora Sinay.

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Bel libro

Reviewed in Italy on 29 March 2024

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Libro arrivato molto prima della data prevista, in ottime condizioni e da grande fan della storia l’ho già quasi finito. Lo consiglierei

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Eine zeitlose Geschichte

Reviewed in Germany on 18 February 2024

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Stolz und Vorurteil - die zeitlose Liebesgeschichte zwischen dem stolzen Mr. Darcy und der impulsiven Elisabeth gehört nicht nur in jede gute Büchersammlung. Sie gehört gelesen, wieder und wieder.

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