Description: "The romantic clash of two opinionated young people provides the
sustaining theme of Pride and Prejudice. Vivacious Elizabeth Bennet is
fascinated and repelled by the arrogant Mr. Darcy, whose condescending airs
and acrid tongue have alienated her entire family. Their spirited courtship
is conducted against a background of assembly-ball flirtations and
drawing-room intrigues. Jane Austen's famous novel captures the affections of
class-conscious 18th century English families with matrimonial aims and
rivalries. Her people are universal; they live a truth, beyond time, change,
or caricature."
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