Pride and Prejudice

<p><b>Enjoy Jane Austen's mastery of irony dialogue and realism in the unforgettable love story <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> then share this classic piece of literature with a new generation.</b> <p/>When headstrong and independent Elizabeth Bennet is required to find a wealthy husband her encounter with the arrogant Mr. Darcy leads to <b>one of the most entertaining and satisfying courtships ever imagined</b>. Beyond the romance <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> is a book <b>full of humor and wit</b> that is also <b>a commentary on upper-class social manners</b> at the turn of the nineteenth century. <p/>Even though it is concerned with love and marriage the novel is <b>a rejection of Romanticism</b> a popular way of imagining the world at that time. Austen <b>preferred to highlight the rational abilities of her characters</b> and not portray them as completely controlled by their emotions. <i>Pride and Prejudice'</i>s characters aren't robots though. Austen shows universal situations in a perfectly clear light--embarrassment when someone is foolish the nervous feeling of falling in love and the chagrin caused by making a big mistake. <p/>Austen's mastery of irony dialogue and realism support character development and make <i>Pride and Prejudice</i> a pure pleasure to read. Complete and <b>unabridged</b> this <b>elegantly designed jacketed hardcover edition</b> features <b>an introduction by Victorian literature scholar Deborah Lutz</b> and <b>a timeline of the life and times of Jane Austen</b>. <p/>Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover the <b>Chartwell Classics series</b> includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs. <p/>Other titles in the<b> Chartwell Classics Series</b> include: <i> Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft; Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales; Complete Novels of Jane Austen; Complete Sherlock Holme; Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allen Poe; Complete Works of William Shakespeare; Divine Comedy; </i><i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales</i><i>;</i> <i>The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales; Emma; The Great Gatsby; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Wuthering Heights; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass; A Tales of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women</i><br> </p>