Jane Austen’s classic novel begins: “It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.” And so the Bennet daughters—Jane, Elizabeth, Mary, Kitty and Lydia—are set in motion when Mr. Bingley lets Netherfield Park, bringing Mr. Darcy to their neighborhood. Jane Austen’s masterpiece of country life in Regency England sparkles with humor and irony. The original Regency Romance by Jane Austen; published in 1813 by Thomas Egerton
The English author Jane Austen lived from 1775 to 1817. Her six novels are classics of the English language because of their irony, humor, and description of contemporary English country life, and always for their still-applicable themes. In addition to her six novels, there are minor works called Juvenilia. There is a great quantity of information about Ms. Austen at http://pemberley.com ... Read More
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