Pride and Prejudice, Annotated by Jane Austen

The business of her life was to get her daughters married its solace was visiting and news.' Indeed, had this been Austen's previous novel, Sense and Sensibility, there probably wouldn't be anything more to be said, since that story, at least in its early sections, is reassuringly direct and decided in its narratorial judgments. When she was discontented she fancied herself nervous. She was a woman of mean understanding, little information, and uncertain temper. After all, Austen's narrator signs off her beautifully pitched dramatic exposition of Elizabeth's parents with something that sounds like a categorical declaration: 'Her mind was less difficult to develope.

An introduction, a bibliography, and a detailed chronology of events Of course, one can enjoy the novel without knowing the precise definition of a gentleman, or what it signifies that a character drives a coach rather than a hack chaise, or the rules governing social interaction at a ball, but readers of The Annotated Pride and Prejudice will find that these kinds of details add immeasurably to understanding and enjoying the intricate psychological interplay of Austen's immortal characters.Read the opening chapter of Pride and Prejudice, and you might feel that there's nothing more to be said about Mrs Bennet.

Maps and illustrations of places and objects mentioned in the novel.Literary comments and analyses Insightful notes highlight Austen's artistry and point out the subtle ways she develops her characters and themes.Definitions and clarifications Archaic words, words still in use whose meanings have changed, and obscure passages are explained.Citations from Austen's life, letters, and other writings Parallels between the novel and Austen's experience are revealed, along with writings that illuminate her beliefs and opinions.Explanations of historical context Rules of etiquette, class differences, the position of women, legal and economic realities, leisure activities, and more.Here is the complete text of Pride and Prejudice with thousands of annotations on facing pages, including: The first-ever fully annotated edition of one of the most beloved novels in the world is a sheer delight for Jane Austen fans.

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Pride and Prejudice, Annotated by Jane Austen