Jane Austen's most popular and well-known work, Pride and Prejudice follows Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters as they navigate the social milieu of provincial 18th-century England. Navigate through all of the novel's ironic plot twists with CliffsNotes on Pride and Prejudice as your guide. Detailed plot summaries and chapter-by-chapter commentaries show you how Austen's belief in rationalism triumphs in the union of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. CliffsNotes on Pride and Prejudice also highlights the novel's rich treatment of English society on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution. Your imagination - and your grades - will soar with CliffsNotes!

Table of Contents

Life and Background of the Author; Introduction to the Novel; Critical Commentaries; Chapter 1 5; Chapter 6 9; Chapter 10 14; Chapter 15 18; Chapter 19 23; Chapter 24 27 (Volume II, Chapter 1 4); Chapter 28 32 (Volume II, Chapter 5 9); Chapter 33 36 (Volume II, 10 13); Chapter 37 42 (Volume II, 14 19); Chapter 43 46 (Volume III, 1 4); Chapter 47 50 (Volume III, 5 8); Chapter 51 55 (Volume III, 9 13); Chapter 56 60 (Volume III, 14 19); Character Analyses; Critical Essays; CliffsNotes Review; CliffsNotes Resource Center; Index.

About the Author

Marie Kalil received her M.A. from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, specializing in nineteenth-century British and American Literature. She has taught at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and Iowa Western Community College.