3. Two centuries and counting…
Why is Pride and Prejudice such an enduring favourite?
• To the romantic, it’s a love story par excellence!
• To lovers of fiction, it’s story telling at its best.
• To linguists, it’s poetry in flowing prose.
• To lovers of life, its an embodiment of joie de vivre.
• To seekers of knowledge, it’s wisdom personified.
Jane Austen is a seer of truth disguised as a novelist.
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10. That young lady had a talent for describing
the involvements and feelings and characters of
ordinary life which is to me the most wonderful
I ever met with. . . . What a pity such a gifted
creature died so early!
—Sir Walter Scott, 1826
Pride and Prejudice Audiobook [Chapter 01]
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The houses of Pride and Prejudice
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Chronology of Pride and Prejudice
Pride & Prejudice: Decorating the Bennet's house
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