Pride and Prejudice (Commemorative Edition)

Throughout a plot that unfolds with clockwork precision, Jane Austen sketches a gallery of characters that form a perfect and subtle portrait of the era: the adventures of a lady determined to marry her daughters off to the best matches in the region, the emotional ups and downs of the sisters, the opportunism of a flattering clergyman... The character development and the analysis of human relationships subjected to a rigid code of customs, essential elements of the author's narrative, reach unsurpassed levels of mastery in Pride and Prejudice.

This edition includes a detailed chronology of the author's life. It also features the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner, who spent his career as Professor of English and American Literature at Cambridge University. His insightful reflections on Jane Austen's work are the best guide to exploring this author's literary universe.

"But my madness has not been love, but vanity."