Pride and Prejudice
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The Norton Critical Edition of Pride and Prejudice has been revised to reflect the most current scholarly approaches to Austen's most widely read novel. The text is that of the 1813 first edition, accompanied by revised and expanded explanatory annotations.
About this Author
Jane Austenwas born on December 16, 1775, in Steventon, Hampshire, in England. Her father, an Anglican clergyman, encouraged her literary pursuits from a young age and by her mid-twenties, Austen had drafted three novels. Following the success ofSense and Sensibilityin 1811, she went on to publishPride and Prejudice(1813),Mansfield Park(1814), andEmma(1815).Northanger AbbeyandPersuasionwere published posthumously in 1818. Despite her fondness for marriage plots-all six of her novels end in weddings-Austen never married, living with her mother and sister in the years leading up to her death. She died on July 18, 1817, in the city of Winchester. Over two centuries later, Austen's novels remain beloved classics, and she is considered one of the foremost writers in English literary history.
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