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Romantic / Regency · Novel

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen. Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy overcome pride, misreading, and social pressure in a precise comedy of manners.

Date
1813
Origin
England
Era
Romantic / Regency
Genre
Novel
Difficulty
Accessible
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

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Why it matters

Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy overcome pride, misreading, and social pressure in a precise comedy of manners.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of bloom / harvard. Its cataloged influence level is 5 out of 5.

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