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Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic novel of manners written by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book, who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and eventually comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness. A classic piece filled with comedy, its humour lies in its honest depiction of manners, education, marriage and money during the Regency era in Great Britain.
“It is very often nothing but our own vanity that deceives us.”
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“A girl likes to be crossed a little in love now and then.
It is something to think of”
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“He is a gentleman, and I am a gentleman's daughter. So far we are equal.”
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“Happiness in marriage is entirely a matter of chance.”
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“One word from you shall silence me forever.”
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“Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.”
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“A person who can write a long letter with ease, cannot write ill.”
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Charlotte Brontë, quote in Original Penguin Classics Introduction to Pride and Prejudice. by Taner, Tony (1972). 80 Strand, London, WC2R, England: Penguin Books, Ltd. ISBN 0-141-43951-3.
“The pride of any mother is to give birth to a responsible and successful child.”
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Quoted in: Kabir, Hajara Muhammad (2010). Northern women development. [Nigeria]. ISBN 978-978-906-469-4. OCLC 890820657
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