Pride and Prejudice

Few have failed to be charmed by the witty and independent spirit of Elizabeth Bennet in Austen’s beloved classic Pride and Prejudice. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy she thinks him arrogant and conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows Jane Austen brilliantly captures the friendships gossip and snobbery of rural middle-class life and demonstrates the foolishness of basing decisions on first impressions.