Author(s): Jane Austen; Donald Gray; Mary Favret (Editor)

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Jane Austen founded the classic novel genre of manners and romance in provincial England. Her most famous novel is Pride and Prejudice or women. It is widely considered to be a masterpiece of world literature. Many famous authors, including Sir Walter Scott, W. Somerset Maugham, and Virginia Woolf have admired her works. In this novel, Mr. Darcy and Miss Elizabeth Bennet manage to correct the mistake of pride and prejudice.Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr. Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr. Darcy, have moved into their neighborhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth. This classic tale will enthrall you as it has millions.