Pride and predjudice Author:Jane Austen One of the most universally loved and admired English novels, Pride and Prejudice, was penned as a popular entertainment. But the consummated artistry of Jane Austen (1775-1817) transformed this effervescent tale of rural romance into a witty, shrewdly observed satire of English country life that is now regarded as one of the principal treasur... more »es of English literature. In a remote Hertfordshire village, fare off the good coach roads of Geroge III's England, a country squire of no great means must marry off his five vivacious daughters. At the heart of this all consuming enterprise are his headstrong second daughter Elizabeth Bennet and her aristocratic suitor Fritzwilliam Darcy--two lovers whose pride must be humbled and prejudices dissolved before they novel can cone to it splendid conclusion. Unabridged Dover(1995) republication of a standard reprinted from 1813 edition« less