Pride and prejudice: Ilustrated
Jane Austen
(Author)
Sandra Molins Barcelo
(Illustrator)
Description
80 ilustrations for the story charts the emotional development of the protagonist, Elizabeth Bennet, who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential. The comedy of the writing lies in the depiction of manners, education, marriage, and money during the British Regency period.Mr. Bennet of the Longbourn estate has five daughters, but his property is entailed, meaning that none of the girls can inherit it. His wife has no fortune, so it is imperative that at least one of the girls marry well in order to support the others upon his death. Jane Austen's opening line, "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife", is a sentence filled with irony and playfulness. The novel revolves around the importance of marrying for love, not simply for money, despite the social pressures to make a good (i.e., wealthy) match.
Product Details
Price
$18.99
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Publish Date
August 02, 2018
Pages
528
Dimensions
5.0 X 8.0 X 1.06 inches | 1.14 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781724664457
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Jane Austen (1775-1817) is considered to be one of the finest writers in English Literature. Born and brought up in Hampshire in the south of England, her witty writing has entertained numerous generations of readers, and her works have been adapted into many films and TV series.