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Pride and Prejudice [Kindle Edition]

Jane Austen
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (613 customer reviews)

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Elizabeth Bennet is the perfect Austen heroine: intelligent, generous, sensible, incapable of jealousy or any other major sin. That makes her sound like an insufferable goody-goody, but the truth is she's a completely hip character who ,if provoked, is not above skewering her antagonist with a piece of her exceptionally sharp, yet always polite, 18th-century wit. The real point of the book though, the critical question which will keep you fixated throughout, is: will Elizabeth and Mr Darcy hook up? Read this genuine all-time classic and discover the answer while enjoying a story that has charmed generation after generation.

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This edition of the book is great as the author's original spelling has been left unchanged, and it's not full of appendixes and notes. (5 Star Amazon Reviewer )

This edition has good quality paper, is well laid out, nice clear print (not too small), and is very well bound (5 Star Amazon Reviewer )

I really like the style of this book. The hardback, has a nice texture, and reminds me of one of those books that were around in the 'Pride and Prejudice' time period (old-fashioned, vintage).. i like that :) I was very pleased with the useful notes and chronology information etc within this version, has helped me alot in understanding, further, this story etc. Was a very good purchase for a very good price.. (5 Star Amazon Reviewer )

Product details

  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 421 KB
  • Print Length: 333 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0978787110
  • Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
  • Publisher: Public Domain Books (1 Jun 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B000JMLFLW
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (613 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #64,059 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Why is the free version abridged? : ( 26 Jun 2012
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Yes, I know this is free so you can't expect much from a free book but why can't we have the full text? This is my favourite classic and I was looking forward to reading the e-version but feel I have been cheated. One of my reasons for getting a Kindle was the promise of free classics and now I'm finding it be a promise with hidden terms and conditions.
I'm sure this version is great for someone who has not read the book but many of us have. I knew by the first page something was missing from this version. Just be careful which edition you download!
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43 of 45 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars captivating 23 Sep 2003
Format:Audio CD
elizabeth Bennet is a wilful, head strong girl, and when she first meets Mr Darcy she thinks him to be an arrogant, conceited man who dislikes her as much as she does him. when she later discovers that darcy has involved himself in the love affair of her sister jane and mr bingley, and the awful treatment of her newly discovered friend mr wickham, she is determined to hate him even more.
the story that follows is a delightfully funny and well observed tale of the dating game. and Austen's wonderful way of writing characters and there behaviour is absolutely captivating, before you know it you're drawn in to the story, willing Mr darcy and lizzie to realise how they truly feel!
for a casual reader who has not got the time to listen to the entire thing, i would recommend this as it runs at a quite comfortable 5 3/4 hours on 6 CD's. Joanna David's lovely honey voice carries you through and it draws you in, her voicing of Mrs Bennet is especially good.
however i would not recommend this for students as the book is abridged on these CD's, though the editing is done skilfully and the story lines carried nicely through the bits that are left out.
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78 of 83 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Pride and Prejudice 24 July 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I first bought this book in its Kindle version a week ago. To be honest, I wasn't really that keen on it. I was only persuaded to read it because I was new to the Kindle and didn't yet have a lot of books to read on it. I expected it to be tedious. I didn't find the title promising, for one thing. And for another, I had an not entirely unreasonable feeling that, since this is rather an old book, it would contain really hard language and strange words. I started off the first couple of chapters with an ill grace, but soon I was captivated by Jane Austen's excellently woven plot about family and relationships. I simply couldn't stop reading, and I was so absorbed in it that I lost track of the time. It is now my most favorite book, which is actually quite surprising because I had never imagined that anything could beat the Harry Potter novels. Also, the Kindle format is very good, with an active table of contents and everything.

The rough outline of the story is about high-ranking Mr. Darcy, who has a massive amount of wealth and middle-class Elizabeth Bennett, who has a determined prejudice against Mr. Darcy because of his pride. As the passion between them grows,it becomes more and more unlikely of their being united. I also really like the way it is all so realistic and makes you believe every word of the book. I won't go into the plot to spoil the surprise.

I've really enjoyed this book...more than anything that I have ever read before, and I hope you will read and enjoy it too. I really recommend this book to anyone over ten years of age. It is a great read... Unmissable!!
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55 of 59 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Top of the class 25 May 2004
Format:Paperback
I had the terrible misfortune to go to a school that insisted on making us read the most miserable old books for our English courses. For years afterwards I suffered under the assumption that anything labelled as a "classic" was certain to be grim and impenetrable, and I stuck to reading relatively modern novels.

I bless the day when I wrestled with my prejudice and picked up a friend's anthology of Austen's novels. I had heard plenty about Austen's "social observation" before. It's an unfortunate phrase, because it suggested to me that her writing would be interesting but a bit dry and academic. Not a bit of it.

All of the Austen novels I've read so far have been good, but Pride and Prejudice is head and shoulders above the rest and ranks as one of the most entertaining books I have ever read. The characters are fabulously drawn, from the odious Mr Collins and the vacuous Lydia to the blithe Mr Bingley and the truly heroic Lizzie Bennett. The book is wonderfully constructed, going through what seems to be fairly straightforward plot development before Mr Darcy's proposal puts the main protagonists through a second half full of suspense and heart-felt self-criticism. Austen's writing is clear, concise, full of acute observations and coloured with a wonderful sense of humour.

While the whole book is extremely satisfying, it is Lizzie who steals the show. Much has been made of Mr Darcy's sex appeal, but most red-blooded men would find hard to deny that Miss Bennett is a deeply fascinating and attractive woman. She is fabulous throughout, and the story is peppered with moments where she delivers some truly marvelous dialogue, not least her reaction to Mr Darcy's proposal and her interview with Lady Catherine (which almost had me cheering out loud on the train into work)....

A fabulous book. How I wish I had read it years ago. Read more ›

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4.0 out of 5 stars Second chances
I can't believe how quickly I read this book, I couldn't put it down.
I had tried to read this book when I was a bit younger but I think I was a bit too adventurous as the... Read more
Published 4 hours ago by S.Porter
5.0 out of 5 stars thanks for the freebie
Jane Austen at her very best. I have this in hardback but the kindle version is so much easier to carry around.
Published 1 day ago by Margofandango
5.0 out of 5 stars It's Austen.... what can you say
I again wanted a classic on my Kindle as I have more than one copy of the book in either papaerback or hadback
Published 3 days ago by helen.remfan
3.0 out of 5 stars Old English.
Enjoyed this book but found the English a bit hard to follow, I would look out for a newer addition, if its your sort of thing then go for it.
Published 5 days ago by Christina
5.0 out of 5 stars Great present
This was bought for a friend for her birthday. Her initial is A and she loves Austen so it's perfect! A great collectable too, and stunning cover.
Published 6 days ago by Vivien Chan
5.0 out of 5 stars Ooh Mr Darcy!!
What a lovely read, just relax and absorb.
The characters are all so believable and strong and the ending is just as you would like it.
Published 6 days ago by chooky
5.0 out of 5 stars More Austen I'm Lost in!
There isn't much to say on this clssical delight from the late great Miss Jane Austen.
Her words just meander through your head like a quiet, leafy country lane leading up to... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Phillip
5.0 out of 5 stars Love love love!
How can you not love the gripping story of Lizzy and Darcy!!!
Stunning story really enjoyed and good read fantastic
Published 8 days ago by aimee g
5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
Is such a lovely story, witty and funny, a good deal of entertainment. Very easy to read and very enjoyable.
Published 8 days ago by Val
1.0 out of 5 stars Drab
Did not buy downloaded free. God I hate Jane Austin what a bore why oh why does everyone rave about her???
Published 9 days ago by JLT
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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. &quote;
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Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us." &quote;
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Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance. If the dispositions of the parties are ever so well known to each other or ever so similar beforehand, it does not advance their felicity in the least. They always continue to grow sufficiently unlike afterwards to have their share of vexation; and it is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life." &quote;
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