{"product_id":"pride-and-prejudice","title":"Pride and Prejudice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFirst published in 1813, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e follows Elizabeth Bennet, one of five daughters in a family whose future depends upon the uncertain prospects of marriage. When the wealthy Mr Bingley arrives in the neighbourhood with his reserved friend Mr Darcy, a series of encounters, misunderstandings and shifting impressions begins to unsettle the social world of the Bennets. Elizabeth’s lively intelligence and independence bring her into conflict with Darcy’s pride, while questions of money, reputation and social standing shape the choices available to them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith remarkable wit and psychological precision, Jane Austen turns the rituals of courtship into a searching examination of class, gender, self-knowledge and the limits of first impressions. Her portrait of provincial society is at once affectionate and sharply critical, animated by some of the most enduring characters in English fiction. A defining novel of manners and one of the great works of the nineteenth-century canon, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e remains a triumph of irony, dialogue and social observation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e“There is no charm equal to tenderness of heart.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Jane Austen, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“The exquisite touch, which renders ordinary commonplace things and characters interesting.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Walter Scott, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJournal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, 14 March 1826\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardner's EU","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64183610835274,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/thelamppostparis.com\/fr\/products\/pride-and-prejudice","provider":"The Lamp-Post Library \u0026 Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}