Pride and Prejudice

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World'Part of Penguin's beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable and collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. 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 shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships,gossip and snobberies of provincial middle-class life.

Penguin Clothbound Classics
9780141040349
Jane Austen

WHY WOULD YOU REED PRIDE AND PREJUDICE?
Among the most enduring love stories, Pride and Prejudice continues to speak to readers since its publication. The story is witty, humorous and surprisingly modern in feeling, built around the clash between Mr. Darcy, a reserved, self-assured man and Elizabeth Bennet, the quick-witted heroine, unafraid to challenge him. It shows how marriage can be a loving equal partnership, rather than a solely economical must for women, a bold idea for her time. Pride and Prejudice continues to resonate through its rich portrayal of love, both platonic, as seen in the love between the Bennet family, as well as romantic. It teaches about pride and personal growth, showing how understanding ourselves often becomes inseparable from understanding others. A natural choice for readers drawn to character-driven love stories and keen observations of human behaviour.