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저자 Jane Austen

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Five Bennet sisters, one rich newcomer, and a proud man who calls Elizabeth only tolerable.

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길이: 117,600단어59 chapters
쪽수: 352쪽531 in large print
도서관 난이도: 보통 longer sentences, everyday words
최초 출간: 1813by Jane Austen

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Pride and Prejudice in short

Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth Bennet through a year of meetings, quarrels, and mistakes. A rich man rents a house, a proud friend insults her, and a charming officer offers a flattering story. Elizabeth trusts her sharp eyes, while Darcy trusts his rank.

What Pride and Prejudice is about

Imagine a village where a rich man cannot move in without every mother counting her daughters. That is how Pride and Prejudice begins, with Mrs. Bennet bursting in to tell her husband that Netherfield Park has been rented. He teases her, she scolds him, and within a page you know both for life.

Jane Austen, an English novelist who died in 1817, wrote this story of five sisters in the Hertfordshire countryside. Their father's estate will pass to a male cousin, so the girls need good marriages soon. Austen turns that fact into comedy, with quick talk, foolish relatives, and two people who judge each other far too fast.

이런 분께 적합해요. Readers who love sharp dialogue, family comedy, and romances that grow through conversation will feel at home here, along with anyone curious about how money, manners, and first impressions shape love.

The story in 10 parts

Key idea 1 · free to read
A rich bachelor arrives and a village stirs
The story opens with a joke about wealth and marriage. Mrs. Bennet tells her husband that Netherfield Park has been rented by a young man named Bingley, who has four or five thousand pounds a year. She wants Mr. Bennet to call on him at once, because she has five daughters to settle. He answers with dry remarks.
Then he goes anyway and tells nobody. The news comes out when he tells his second daughter, Lizzy, that he hopes Mr. Bingley will like her hat. Mrs. Bennet swings from sulking to delight in a single breath. Mr. Bennet is clever and sarcastic. Mrs. Bennet has little sense and a firm belief that her nerves are always suffering.
The five girls are drawn quickly. Jane is gentle and sees good in everyone. Elizabeth is quick and playful. Mary lectures anyone who will listen, while Kitty and Lydia care for dancing and officers.
Money sits behind the humor. Longbourn is entailed, so it must go to a distant male cousin when Mr. Bennet dies. A rich neighbor is therefore a chance at safety, and that hope drives the comedy.
2
A careless remark at a ball starts everything
Bingley comes to the assembly at Meryton with his sisters and his friend Mr. Darcy.
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Elizabeth walks three miles to nurse Jane
Miss Bingley invites Jane to dine at Netherfield.
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4
Mr. Collins proposes and Charlotte accepts him
Mr. Bennet announces a letter from his cousin Mr. Collins, the man who will inherit Longbourn.
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Wickham's charm and Darcy's reputation collide
The militia officers bring a new face to Meryton, the handsome George Wickham.
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Bingley leaves and Jane hides her pain
Jane receives a letter from Miss Bingley saying the whole party has gone to London and will not return this winter.
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At Hunsford, Elizabeth faces Darcy's proposal
In March Elizabeth visits Charlotte at Hunsford in Kent.
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Elizabeth learns that her own judgment failed
After the letter, Elizabeth tries to weigh both sides fairly.
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Money and rank decide how people are judged
Class presses on nearly every scene.
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Austen tells it with irony and quick talk
The first sentence sets the tone.
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Characters, plot and themes

Main characters

Elizabeth Bennet The second Bennet daughter, lively and quick, who trusts her own judgment of people and wants to marry only with respect.
Mr. Darcy A wealthy, reserved owner of Pemberley who is proud of his rank and slow to show warmth.
Jane Bennet The gentle eldest sister who sees good in everyone and hopes for Mr. Bingley's affection.
Mr. Bingley A rich, easygoing young man who rents Netherfield and trusts his friend Darcy's judgment.
Mrs. Bennet Elizabeth's anxious mother, who wants her five daughters well married and talks of nothing else.
Mr. Bennet Elizabeth's dry, witty father, who loves his library and laughs at the follies around him.
Mr. Collins A pompous clergyman and cousin who will inherit Longbourn and looks for a wife to please his patroness.
George Wickham A charming militia officer who tells Elizabeth a painful story about Darcy and wins her sympathy.

How it ends (spoiler)

Elizabeth learns that Darcy secretly arranged Lydia's marriage after she ran off with Wickham. Her opinion of him is transformed. Bingley returns and proposes to Jane, and Darcy at last asks Elizabeth again, after Lady Catherine's attempt to stop them backfires. This time she accepts. Her father gives his blessing, and the two couples marry. They settle near each other, and Pemberley becomes a home where the family can gather.

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Pride and Prejudice에 관한 질문

What is Pride and Prejudice about?

It follows Elizabeth Bennet and her four sisters in rural England as a wealthy newcomer moves nearby. Elizabeth and the proud Mr. Darcy misjudge each other, and the story traces how love, money, family, and honest self-examination change them both.

Who is Mr. Darcy in Pride and Prejudice?

Fitzwilliam Darcy is the wealthy owner of Pemberley in Derbyshire and the close friend of Mr. Bingley. He is reserved and proud at first meeting, and much of the story is about how Elizabeth comes to see him more fairly.

What do the title words pride and prejudice mean?

Pride shows in Darcy's sense of rank and in Elizabeth's confidence in her own sharp judgment. Prejudice is the quick opinion each forms about the other and about people like Wickham. The book tests both qualities through scenes and conversations.

When was Pride and Prejudice written, and is it a true story?

Jane Austen published it in 1813. It is fiction, but it draws a realistic picture of country life, inheritance laws, and marriage choices in early nineteenth century England, which is why it feels so true to life.

Is Pride and Prejudice easy to read?

It is approachable because the story moves through lively conversations, short scenes, and clear characters. Many readers enjoy it for the humor in the dialogue, and the plot is easy to follow from one ball, visit, or letter to the next.

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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Library of Alexandria, 2026, libraryofalexandria.com/products/pride-and-prejudice.

Austen, J. (2026). Pride and prejudice. Library of Alexandria. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/pride-and-prejudice (Original work published 1813)

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Library of Alexandria, 2026. https://libraryofalexandria.com/products/pride-and-prejudice.

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