Pride and Prejudice

The novel revolves round the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with the issues of manners upbringing morality education and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the early 19th century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire near London. The novel retains a fascination for modern readers. It continues to be near the top of the list of most loved books. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. The plot of the novel is driven by a particular situation of the Bennet family. In the novel one uncertainty follows another. Even when the story is well known one reads it again and again with excitement because every re-reading shows the intricate way in which each tiny incident or remark foreshadows coming events.