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Pride and
Prejudice
Jane Austen

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Pride and Prejudice
Volume I
Chapter I. The Bennets of Longbourne; Mr Bingley takes
Netherfield Park 7
Chapter II. Mr Bennet visits Bingley 11
Chapter III. Mr Darcy snubs Elizabeth at the Meryton
assembly 14
Chapter IV. Bingley and Darcy discussed 20
Chapter V. The Lucases visit Longbourne, the assembly
discussed 24
Chapter VI. At Lucas Lodge, Darcy notices and talks
to Elizabeth 28
Chapter VII. Jane falls ill at Netherfield; Elizabeth
goes to her 36
Chapter VIII. Jane ill; Elizabeth stays with her at
Netherfield 43
Chapter IX. Mrs. Bennet and Lydia visit Jane at Netherfield 51
Chapter X. At Netherfield; Darcy admires Elizabeth 57
Chapter XI. Jane better; Elizabeth teases Mr Darcy 65
Chapter XII. Elizabeth and Jane return home 71
Chapter XIII. Mr Collins arrives at Longbourne 74
Chapter XIV. Mr Bennet assesses Mr Collins; Lady
Catherine spoken of 80
Chapter XV. Mr Wickham arrives in Meryton; sees
Darcy in the street 84
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Chapter XVI. Wickham tells Elizabeth of his relation
to Mr Darcy 90
Chapter XVII. Invited to the ball at Netherfield; Elizabeth
guesses Mr Collins’ intentions 102
Chapter XVIII. The Netherfield ball 107
Chapter XIX. Mr Collins proposes to Elizabeth, and
is refused 124
Chapter XX. Mr and Mrs Bennet disagree; Mr Collins
withdraws 131
Chapter XXI. The Bingleys leave Netherfield abruptly 137
Chapter XXII. Charlotte Lucas accepts Mr Collins
proposal of marriage; he leaves 144
Chapter XXIII. Mr Collins returns 150
Volume II
Chapter I. A letter from Miss Bingley in London 156
Chapter II. The Gardiners at Longbourne for Christmas 163
Chapter III. Miss Bingley snubs Jane; Wickham
attentive to the heiress Miss King 169
Chapter IV. Elizabeth in London 177
Chapter V. Elizabeth at Hunsford with the Collinses 182
Chapter VI. Elizabeth dines at Rosings (Lady Catherine
De Bourgh) 187
Chapter VII. Mr Darcy arrives at Rosings (with Col.
Fitzwilliam) 196
Chapter VIII. At Rosings, Elizabeth plays piano for
Darcy and Col. Fitzwilliam 201
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Chapter IX. Darcy visits Elizabeth at the Parsonage 207
Chapter X. Col. Fitzwilliam walks with Elizabeth 213
Chapter XI. Mr Darcy proposes to Elizabeth; she rejects him 220
Chapter XII. Darcy writes to Elizabeth, explaining
about Bingley and Wickham 228
Chapter XIII. Elizabeth reconsiders her letter from Darcy 238
Chapter XIV. Darcy and Fitzwilliam leave Rosings 245
Chapter XV. Elizabeth leaves Hunsford 250
Chapter XVI. Elizabeth and Jane return to Longbourne 254
Chapter XVII. Elizabeth tells Jane of Darcy’s proposal,
and Wickham 260
Chapter XVIII. Elizabeth bids farewell to Wickham;
Lydia goes to Brighton 266
Chapter XIX. Elizabeth goes to Derbyshire with the
Gardiners 274
Volume III
Chapter I. Elizabeth runs into Darcy at Pemberley 281
Chapter II. Darcy waits on Elizabeth with his sister,
Georgiana; Bingley joins them 298
Chapter III. A call on Georgiana at Pemberley; Elizabeth
meets Miss Bingley 306
Chapter IV. Jane writes of Lydia’s running off with
Wickham; Elizabeth tells Darcy 312
Chapter V. At Longbourn; Mr Bennet gone to London 322
Chapter VI. Mr Collins’ infamous letter; Mr Bennet
returns home 336
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Chapter VII. A letter from Mr Gardiner—Lydia
to marry Wickham 344
Chapter VIII. Various discussions of money and settlements 352
Chapter IX. The Wickhams visit Longbourn; Lydia reveals
that Darcy was at her wedding 360
Chapter X. Mrs Gardiner reveals Darcy’s role in Lydia’s
marriage 367
Chapter XI. Bingley returns to Netherfield; he and Darcy
call at Longbourn 377
Chapter XII. Bingley and Darcy dine at Longbourn 387
Chapter XIII. Bingley proposes to Jane 393
Chapter XIV. Lady Catherine calls on Elizabeth
regarding Darcy 401
Chapter XV. Mr Collins writes of the impending marriage 411
Chapter XVI. Mr Darcy arrives at Longbourn, proposes to
Elizabeth 417
Chapter XVII. Mr and Mrs Bennet astonished by the
engagement 426
Chapter XVIII. Various relations informed; the Collinses
escape Lady Catherine 435
Chapter XIX. All married and happy 441
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PRIDE AND
PREJUDICE
VOLUME I
CHAPTER I
I T is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in
possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feelings or views of such a man
may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well
fixed in the minds of the surrounding families, that he is
considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their
daughters.
‘My dear Mr Bennet,’ said his lady to him one day, ‘have you
heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?’
Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.
‘But it is,’ returned she; ‘for Mrs. Long has just been here, and
she told me all about it.’
Mr. Bennet made no answer.
‘Do not you want to know who has taken it?’ cried his wife
impatiently.
‘You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.’
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