NominatedasoneofAmerica’sbest-lovednovelsbyPBS’sTheGreatAmericanRead“Itisatruthuniversallyacknowledged,thatasinglemaninpossessionofagoodfortunemustbeinwantofawife.“SobeginsPrideandPrejudice,JaneAusten’swittycomedyofmanners--oneofthemostpopularnovelsofalltime--thatfeaturessplendidlycivilizedsparringbetweentheproudMr.DarcyandtheprejudicedElizabethBennetastheyplayouttheirspiritedcourtshipinaseriesofeighteenth-centurydrawing-roomintrigues.RenownedliterarycriticandhistorianGeorgeSaintsburyin1894declareditthe“mostperfect,themostcharacteristic,themosteminentlyquintessentialofitsauthor’sworks,“andEudoraWeltyinthetwentiethcenturydescribeditas“irresistibleandasnearlyflawlessasanyfictioncouldbe.“
