Pride and Prejudice 2005 movie

Jane Austen


The Jane Austen centre, Bath

Jane Austen theme leisure break:
Pride & Prejudice At Basildon Park


From amazon.co.uk

Synopsis
'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.

Awesome! It just arrived home. After seeing the movie with Colin Firth, I really got the interest in the book. Thanks for sending it my way!

2015/07/06 -- Personnally I felt the writing a bit preachy, as if it was saying, "here is the moral of the story". I do see why Austen is interesting on an intellectual approach, to show the limitations imposed on society, depending on your place, but it all feels very gossipy. These people don't seem to be doing anything ever!

On a shelf on the fifth flood - by the library you can leave books.