Pride and Prejudice Hardcover - 2014 - 1st Edition
by Jane Austen; Patricia Meyer Spacks (Editor)
"Pride and Prejudice" remains Austen's most widely read book. Now, in this beautifully annotated edition, Spacks instructs the reader in a larger appreciation of the novel's enduring pleasures and provides analysis of all the characters who inhabit this work.
About this book
A novel of manners, set in the early 19th century, the story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, the second of five daughters of a country gentleman. The five unmarried sisters are pressed to find a good wealthy match, and the very opinionated Elizabeth comes to odds with her proud beau Mr. Darcy.
First Edition Identification
The first edition of Pride and Prejudice was published on the 28th of January, 1813 by Thomas Egerton in Whitehall England in three volumes. When the first edition sold out, the second printing was released in October of that year. The third edition was published in 1817.
Details
- Title Pride and Prejudice
- Author Jane Austen; Patricia Meyer Spacks (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Pages 464
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Belknap Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts/London, England
- Date 10/02/2014
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Annotated, Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Maps
- ISBN 9780674049161 / 0674049160
- Weight 3.11 lbs (1.41 kg)
- Dimensions 9.76 x 9.28 x 1.51 in (24.79 x 23.57 x 3.84 cm)
- Reading level 700
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1800-1850
- Cultural Region: British
- Library of Congress subjects Mate selection, Domestic fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010013236
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
Citations
- Books & Culture, 12/27/2011, Page 36
- Entertainment Weekly, 12/10/2010, Page 111
- Library Journal, 09/01/2010, Page 108
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