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Pride  Prejudice About The Author ----- Jane Austen Jane Austen was an English novelist, whose style is witty, elegant, and satirical, marks the transition in English literature from the 18th-century Neoclassicism to the 19th-century Romanticism About The Novel ----Pride Prejudice Pride and Prejudice, first published in 1813, a social comedy of manners, has consistently been Jane Austen’s most popular novel. The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. The main  characters About Elizabeth She is the protagonist of the novel and the reader sees the unfolding plot and the other characters mostly from her viewpoint. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters at 20 years old of a country gentleman, living near the fictional town of Meryton near London. she is intelligent, lively, beautiful, attractive, and witty, He is the main male character. 28 years old and unmarried, Mr. Darcy is the wealthy owner of the famous family estate of Pemberly in Derbyshire and is rumoured to be worth at least ten thousand pounds a year. Handsome, tall, and intelligent, but not convivial, his aloof manner and rectitude are seen by many as an excessive pride and concern for social status. He makes a poor impression on strangers, but is valued by those who know him well. The Reflection We can’t help thinking: can money determine everything? The answer to the question : Is all for you to decide, and no matter what the final decision is, you must be master of yourself! Thank you * Jane Austen (1775 – 1817) Lady Susan Sense and Sensibility Pride and Prejudice Mansfield Park Emma Northanger Abbey Persuasion Works General Idea Mrs. Bonnet had no other wish if her five daughters could get married with someone wealthy as soon as possible. At a dancing b