Pride and Prejudice and Related Readings

by Jane Austen, Daniel Pool, Guy de Maupassant

A textbook reader for young adults features Jane Austen's novel, "Pride and Prejudice," plus short stories, poems, and essays designed to build reading comprehension.

Genres: Classics, Romance, School

510 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1998

About the author

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.

Reviews

[Iryna · Rating 4 out of 5]

as good as ever

[Sophie · Rating 1 out of 5]

i think the only reason i didn’t like it is because of my teacher
(sorry emma)

[Monica · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved , loved, loved this book.

[peachyy · Rating 5 out of 5]

mto bommm lindos gostosos amei dms

[Katherine Hernandez · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars

[Sarah)0( · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read when I was a teen

[Anna · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved all of it :)

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love this book. Read it once a year.

[Nicki · Rating 5 out of 5]

one of my favorite books ever... top 5.

[Shawn Ruth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enjoyable, but not my favorite Jane Austen.

[Daniel · Rating 3 out of 5]

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Although the verbiage was different, the story was like listening to the high school girls where I teach.

[Erin Mattimoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book, but I like Jane Eyre better.

[Aileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

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