Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel
follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of
the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to
appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.
Mr. Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters, but
his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wi ...