Pride and Prejudice

Title: Pride and Prejudice See all items with this value
Creator: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 See all items with this value
Date Created: 1813
Relation: Would this get me a husband worth £10,000 a year? / "Pride and Prejudice"
Contributor: Grewal, Simrit
Description: Austen’s second novel was published anonymously by Egerton in three hardcover volumes, which correspond to the three parts the novel is divided into. The novel’s opening line describes exactly what the novel is about, stating that “it is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” The novel explores societal conventions in Regency England, specifically around marriage. Notably, marriage was a means for guaranteeing financial security for women, as laws at the time favoured male relatives for property inheritance. The novel’s successful first publication quickly led to a second publication later that year, which signaled the novel’s ongoing success. The novel’s popularity has stood the test of time, as evidenced by its numerous adaptations. Adaptations range from remakes like the BBC’s straight-to-television mini-series Pride and Prejudice (1995) to modern spin-offs like Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (2016).
References: Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. 1813. Harper Collins, 2019.

Todd, Janet, editor. The Cambridge Companion to Pride and Prejudice. Cambridge, 2013.

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