8216Vanity not love has been my folly8217When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy she thinks him arrogant and conceited while he st... » 

8216Vanity not love has been my folly8217When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy she thinks him arrogant and conceited while he struggles to remain indifferent to her good looks and lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley and her beloved sister Jane she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions and superbly evokes the friendships gossip and snobberies of provincial middleclass life.This edition includes a new chronology additional suggestions for further reading and the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner.8216Pride and Prejudice has always been the most popular of Jane Austen8217s books 8230 with its goodhumoured comedy its sunny heroine its dream denouement8217 CLAIRE TOMALIN8216These modern editions are to be strongly recommended for their scrupulous texts informative notes and helpful introductions8217 BRIAN SOUTHAM THE JANE AUSTEN SOCIETYEdited with an introduction and notes by VIVIEN JONES Vertaald in Nederlands als Trots en Vooroordeel Austens perfect comedy of mannersone of the most popular novels of all timefeatures splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced E «