Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)
by: Jane Austen
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Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent,generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. Thatmakes her sound like an insufferable goody-goody, but the truth isshe's a completely hip character, who if provoked is not aboveskewering her antagonist with a piece of her exceptionally sharp --but always polite -- 18th century wit. The point is, you spend thewhole book absolutely fixated on the critical question: will Elizabethand Mr. Darcy hook up?
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Published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice announced the arrival of the comedy of manners, a welcome change from the stiff, moralistic novels of the past. In recounting the courtship of the witty, indpendent Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy--the handsome bachelor whose arrogant pride Elizabeth regards as a fatal flaw--Austen illuminates, with subtle humor, the prejudices of society as a whole.
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Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended, and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will include writing in English from various genres and differing times.Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is edited by Richard Bain, Vice Principal, Norham Community Technology College, North Shields.
Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent,generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. Thatmakes her sound like an insufferable goody-goody, but the truth isshe's a completely hip character, who if provoked is not aboveskewering her antagonist with a piece of her exceptionally sharp --but always polite -- 18th century wit. The point is, you spend thewhole book absolutely fixated on the critical question: will Elizabethand Mr. Darcy hook up?
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Published in 1813, Pride and Prejudice announced the arrival of the comedy of manners, a welcome change from the stiff, moralistic novels of the past. In recounting the courtship of the witty, indpendent Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy--the handsome bachelor whose arrogant pride Elizabeth regards as a fatal flaw--Austen illuminates, with subtle humor, the prejudices of society as a whole.
Book Description:
Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended, and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread. It will include writing in English from various genres and differing times.Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen is edited by Richard Bain, Vice Principal, Norham Community Technology College, North Shields.
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- Try the Zombie Edition!
A very loooooong time ago I was a Honors English student in college; we read the classics voraciously. While Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" is one of my all-time favorites, I always dreaded reading Jane Austin. She can be very bland, dry, and boring. This book is a bit different, with the characters showing more wit than Austin usually provides.
I recently read the "Zombie" format of this work and found it absolutely laugh-out-loud funny! Can't wait to see the movie! If you like ... Read More
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- Nice For Some, Maybe Even Most, But Sadly Not For Me
Nice For Some Maybe Even Most, But Sadly Not My Cup of Tea
To those of you who adore Jane Austen please try not to take it personally that I did not love this book, it is not an insult to you OR her.
I have traditionally avoided the classics but made a recent resolution to try some.I made a list of a dozen or so and have had mixed results so far.
I think that my expectations were too high, I was expecting something like Jane Eyre, which I loved.Unfortunately ... Read More
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- Classic Literature
I am trying to read more classics because I never really paid attention to them in high school. I started reading this one and at first I was having a hard time getting into it, it is a bit slow. But by the second half of the book I couldn't put it down. Terrific love story, literature at its finest.
Rating: - Greatest Romance Ever!
Before I read this book I saw the 2005 film starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.I loved the movie and I was inspired instantly to read Jane Austen's classic novel.Despite the fact that I had already seen the movie and knew the general progression of events I was still captivated by the novel.Jane Austen writes with an incredible literary style that is lacking in the works of most contemporary authors.She has an eloquence of words that is complex and yet far easier to read than most people ... Read More
Rating: - Excellent
I received the book that I ordered promptly and it was in great condition, just as the sellers had promised. I was pleased with the service.
- Try the Zombie Edition!A very loooooong time ago I was a Honors English student in college; we read the classics voraciously. While Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" is one of my all-time favorites, I always dreaded reading Jane Austin. She can be very bland, dry, and boring. This book is a bit different, with the characters showing more wit than Austin usually provides.
I recently read the "Zombie" format of this work and found it absolutely laugh-out-loud funny! Can't wait to see the movie! If you like ... Read More
- Nice For Some, Maybe Even Most, But Sadly Not For MeNice For Some Maybe Even Most, But Sadly Not My Cup of Tea
To those of you who adore Jane Austen please try not to take it personally that I did not love this book, it is not an insult to you OR her.
I have traditionally avoided the classics but made a recent resolution to try some.I made a list of a dozen or so and have had mixed results so far.
I think that my expectations were too high, I was expecting something like Jane Eyre, which I loved.Unfortunately ... Read More
- Classic LiteratureI am trying to read more classics because I never really paid attention to them in high school. I started reading this one and at first I was having a hard time getting into it, it is a bit slow. But by the second half of the book I couldn't put it down. Terrific love story, literature at its finest.
- Greatest Romance Ever!Before I read this book I saw the 2005 film starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen.I loved the movie and I was inspired instantly to read Jane Austen's classic novel.Despite the fact that I had already seen the movie and knew the general progression of events I was still captivated by the novel.Jane Austen writes with an incredible literary style that is lacking in the works of most contemporary authors.She has an eloquence of words that is complex and yet far easier to read than most people ... Read More
- ExcellentI received the book that I ordered promptly and it was in great condition, just as the sellers had promised. I was pleased with the service.
