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All-Time Classics, Hugh Thomson, Jane Austen, Craig Stephen Copland, Alison Larkin, brotss studio, Süren Classics, John Chamberlain Harker, Jane Austen, George Allen, Flame Tree Studio: Pride and Prejudice (Paperback, 2014, Alma Classics)

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English language

Published Nov. 24, 2014 by Alma Classics.

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978-1-84749-369-9
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4 stars (33 reviews)

Pride and Prejudice is one of the most cherished love stories in English literature, delighting generations of readers with its high comedy, social observation and compelling romance, and spawning an entire industry of spin-off books, film adaptations and works of literary criticism. The pride of high-ranking Mr Darcy and the prejudice of middle-class Elizabeth Bennet conduct an absorbing dance through the rigid social hierarchies of early-nineteenth-century England, with the passion of the two unlikely lovers growing as their union seems ever more improbable.

With a host of Bennet sisters playing out their own triumphs and disasters, and the unforgettable tragicomedy of their parents’ marriage demonstrating just how high the stakes can be, Jane Austen’s second novel has a lasting effect on every­one who reads it.

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Ich liebe Bücher aus dem 19. Jahrhundert!

5 stars

Und zwar u.a. insbesondere wegen ihres Tons. Dieses hier wurde von Jane Austen zwar bereits 1797 geschrieben, erschien aber erst 1813 oder so ähnlich.

Es geht um die Familie Bennet und ihre fünf Töchter, die von ihrer Mutter unter die Haube zu bringen sind. Die Mutter stellt sich dabei, sagen wir mal, töricht und zuweilen sehr peinlich an. Die jungen Frauen sind nicht alle am Heiraten interessiert oder betrachten die Brautschau als den wichtigsten Teil ihres Lebens, aber für die meisten wird am Ende alles gut. Sehr gut.

Was ich beim Anschauen der Bridget Jones-Filme gar nicht so mitbekam damals sind die Referenzen auf dieses Buch. Es gibt Mr. Darcy, der auch in diesem Buch der positive Held ist, und Mr. Wickham (von wicked - böse?), dessen hübsch anzuschauenden, aber definitiv nicht guten Teil Hugh Grant übernahm.

Ich habe die 470 Seiten in 6 Tagen runter gerissen und war dreie …

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5 stars

Intriguing

The first few chapters weren't captivating. Personally, it has to do with the flow or arrangement of the story. One chapter, we re talking about the present-past, in the next chapter, it's a very lengthy, multiple chapters, past-past before it caught up to present-past.

There were also a very confusing switching between first-person, third-person limited, and third-person god. The sub-sections barely worked because of it.

However, I'm giving 4 out of 5 because of the story itself. The plot. The repercussions considered of what happened which is not tackled in any other similar story in this genre, or rarely touched. It is refreshing and it stays within the realms of possibility and reality as much as possible.

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