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Pride and Prejudice – Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice is the classic novel about the grand histoire d’amour’ between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy Introduction Come with me to the England of the early 19th Century and dwell upon the (fictitious) village of Longhourn in the Hertfordshire countryside. It is here that Jane Austen’s tale ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is set, one of the greatest novels in English history. We all know of this grand histoire d’amour between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. The latter is more commonly known as Mr Darcy and the name has become a synonym for Prince Charming. Storyline Darcy is handsome, attractive, a striking appearance and of impeccable reputation. He moves in higher…