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by Jane Austen (Author), Fiona Stafford (Contributor), James Kinsley (Editor) "Pride and Prejudice appears to begin with a statement of fact, its obvious limitations almost hidden by the sheer elegance of the expression: 'It is..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 382 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; New Ed. / edition (17 April 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0199535566
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199535569
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.2 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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his perfect indifference, and your pointed dislike, make it so delightfully absurd!' Pride and Prejudice has delighted generations of readers with its unforgettable cast of characters, carefully choreographed plot, and a hugely entertaining view of the world and its absurdities. With the arrival of eligible young men in their neighbourhood, the lives of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters are turned inside out and menide down. Pride encounters prejudice, upward-mobility confronts social disdain, and quick-wittedness challenges sagacity, as misconceptions and hasty judgements lead to heartache and scandal, but eventually to true understanding, self-knowledge, and love. In this supremely satisfying story, Jane Austen balances comedy with seriousness, and witty observation with profound insight. If Elizabeth Bennet returns again and again to her letter from Mr Darcy, readers of the novel are drawn even more irresistibly by its captivating wisdom.
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Pride and Prejudice appears to begin with a statement of fact, its obvious limitations almost hidden by the sheer elegance of the expression: 'It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.' Read the first page
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice edition of a classic novel, 17 Aug 2009
By SEC "Googun" (Bicester, England) - See all my reviews
  
This is a very pleasing paperback edition, and an official Open University Set Book. The front cover shows a detail from Mrs Edward John Littleton, a painting by Sir Thomas Lawrence. This edition was first published in 2004. Inside, the book includes the following extra texts: introduction, textual note, bibliography, chronology, appendices, and explanatory notes.

The 26-page introduction is by Fiona Stafford - Reader in English at Oxford, and Fellow of Somerville College. It is a concise look at the history, context, influences and structure of the novel; worthy and informative piece. It is quite long but packs in lots of interesting facts and thoughts.

The 2-page note explains about this edition and the various prevous editions.

The 6-page bibliography lists many references for the work, including letters and biography, historical and literary contexts, and criticals works.

The 6-page chronology lists the key moments in Austen's life, with relevant historical background events.

The 9-page appendices cover rank and social standing, and dancing.

The 3-page textual note lists the differences between each of the three editions (two in 1813 and one in 1817), plus corrections noted in Cassandra Austen's copy of the novel.

The 23-page explanatory notes provide sufficient information to understand some of the finer and less obvious points in the text.

For someone styudying the novel, this edition is an excellent choice. For me, as an interested reader, the many extras in this edition add to the reading experience. I have several copies of this novel, but this one is the most informative and nicely presented of them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent edition of a classic novel worthy of high praise, 17 Aug 2009
By Laurel Ann "Austenprose" (Seattle, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
Any reader of the novel Pride and Prejudice, be it novice or veteran, has certain expectations and apprehensions based on its incredible popularity and renown. The same can be said for the media, whose recent over-use of its famous opening line, `It is a truth universally acknowledged...' can be found repeated in the opening of many a news, magazine or blog article announcing some creditable or dubious connection to Jane Austen's characters or plot. Interestingly, it has become the meme of the day passed along and re-used by those who want to appear in the know, but are sadly missing the point. It is debatable if Pride and Prejudice's profound truths can be reduced to just universally acknowledged one-liners. If the novel was that easy to figure out we would not care two figs about it, and after nearly two hundred years, it would have been lost to obscurity! What one can expect though is so much more; an engaging plot that keeps you thinking and re-evaluating characters every step along the way, witty, sharp and humorous dialogue that others wish to emulate but never quite achieve, and a love story which just might reign supreme for all eternity. With all of these expectations before us, who could not be a little intimidated?

The Oxford World's Classics new edition of Pride and Prejudice might just meet your need to read and explore Jane Austen's classic novel. This edition presents the reader with a wide variety of supplementary material to help you along in your discovery of the universal truths in Pride ad Prejudice. Like many editions, it supplies us with an unabridged text that has been carefully edited by prominent scholars since it was first published in 1813. `Carefully' is the operative word here, since the debate is on about what has been changed or removed from the text. I will again defer to my learned co-reviewer Prof. Moody to delve into that arena. In addition to the brief biography of Jane Austen, select bibliography, chronology of her life, and two appendixes on dancing and social status that are repeated in each of the six editions in this series, (and previously mentioned in our first review), this volume includes a twenty-six page introduction by Fiona Stafford, notes on the text including a publishing history, textural notes and explanatory notes unique to this edition filled with insights and facts neatly organized and easy to find.

Writing an introduction to one of the most beloved and highly scrutinized novels in English literature is a daunting task indeed. My sympathies went out to Fiona Stafford even before I had read one word. Pride and Prejudice is so many things to different people, and not everyone's pet project could be addressed within the limit of space. I just hoped that she might enlighten me in some small way about a truth or insight that I had previously missed. She did not. But like one of the main themes in Pride and Prejudice, accounts by different people of the same events can have different truths. We all judge by our own unique agenda, so what I saw as lacking, another reader might find diverting. She did however, hit upon some interesting points; how the strength of our convictions can cloud our belief and disbeliefs, the divergence and attraction of different personalities, and how truth or the misconception of it can alter our judgment and future happiness.

The truth may be uncertain in Pride and Prejudice, but on this fact I am convinced. I had difficultly writing about this introduction even after taking copious notes. This can be a telling sign to its clarity and content. I did however find one point of amusement when the author mentioned that characters can be distinguished by their speech patterns and gave examples; "Lydia's use of `Oh Lord', Miss Bingley's `Abominable', Mr. Collins' `Lady Catherine de Bourgh', and Mary Bennet's lengthy, but largely content-free sentences distinguish her from her vivacious sisters." This is definitely true of Austen's unique characterizations, but this introductions `content-free sentences' certainly distinguished it from any other vivacious introduction that this writer has the pleasure to read.

Besides my disappointment in the introduction, the remainder of the supplemental material including the very helpful explanatory notes and the extensive chronology were a delight. For the new student the additional material is a must to understand the full context of the novel; - and for those Janeites who are ready to start your annual re-reading of Pride and Prejudice, pick up this edition. It is a perfect size to stash in your handbag or brief case, and whip out when the next debate ensues about whether Mr. Darcy was too proud, or just shy.

Laurel Ann, Austenprose
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4.0 out of 5 stars Just wonderful, richly nuanced., 11 May 2009
By Frank Bierbrauer (Leeds, Yorkshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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This is the classic Jane Austen novel in all its glory. It is also the first time I've ever read any Jane Austen. This is unfortunate as the watching of the BBC TV series and the wonderful film with Keira Knightley has strongly affected what I expect from a reading of the novel. The characters are then to some degree formed in the images of the actors portrayal in, say, the film. Nonetheless it is worth reading, I simply had to finally read the book.

A wonderful study of 18th-19th century norms and culture in a family not exactly well off but not destitute either. In other words a middle class family with pretensions of higher while still belaboured with menial tasks. The family of Elizabeth Bennett and her four sisters sit right in the middle of this rich-poor divide having to deal with both aspects of these classes. The novel is well written in a third person style and follows the lives of the sisters, mainly Elizabeth, in their young lives as they seek eligible husbands while being harried continuously by their neurotic mother, who wants the best possible marriages for her daughters, and calm father.

The novel is richly nuanced with layers of social structure and class conduct mixed with the emotional surges of real attraction. This novel sits on the cusp of the great period of social change which was to come over Europe only a few decades later and culminate in women's emanciaption and sufferage of the late 1800 and early 1900's. It is a combined study of the feminine while being tempered by the rigid structure of class society. Just wonderful.
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