Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

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Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel by Jane Austen set in the 18th century, first published in 1813. The story plot is about Bennet family that has 5 unmarried but attractive daughters. Mrs. Bennet is always looking for eligible prospects for her daughters especially military officers, until one day the family meets two rich, good looking and eligible bachelors who come to stay in their neighbourhood. Things are starting to build, speculations rise and sparks fly when the youngest daughter Elizabeth encounters the young and rich Mr. Darcy. But shortly after the two gentlemen leave for London leaving the whole town wondering will they come back?

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Jane Austen (1775-1817) One of the world's most famous and prolific women authors, Jane Austen was born in Hampshire, England. Austen remains a dearly loved novelist, thanks to her social commentary on the British gentry at the time. She extensively wrote about women and their dependence on men, the said and unsaid rules of patriarchy, and what they had to do in order to either gain or retain their social standing. Crafted with classic humour, wit, and sarcasm, Austen's writing transcends the barriers of age and time. Jane Austen started writing at a young age for the amusement of those around her, as gifts for loved ones - and, interestingly, as a way of catharsis. Given that the society at the time viewed women in restricted social roles - as merely mothers and wives - Austen published her books anonymously. The truth was only made public by her brother, Henry, after her death in 1817. Of her published novels - some of which include Sense and Sensibility, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey - Pride and Prejudice remains one of the best-loved works among readers to this day. She also wrote an adapted play, titled Sir Charles Grandison, and a satire called Plan of a Novel in addition to multiple poems, letters, and prayers during her lifetime....