What is Pride and Prejudice about?
Pride and Prejudice (originally entitled “First Impressions”), was Jane Austen’s second novel to be published. Jane Austen wrote the novel between 1796 and 1797 in Steventon, Hampshire, where she was born. The book is centered around two main characters, Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy. The story begins with a young man (Charles Bingley) taking over Netherfield Park, a manor. The news reaches the Bennet family, which consists of Mr and Mrs Bennet and their five daughters, each of who are unmarried. When Mr Bennet hears the news of Mr Bingley’s arrival, he immediately sees it as an opportunity to find a potential husband for his daughters. A ball is arranged and Mr Bingley attends, along with his sisters and a friend, Mr Darcy. Mr Bingley enjoys his time at the ball and dances with Jane, the eldest Bennet sister. Mr Darcy, however, is less impressed with the ball and refuses to dance with Elizabeth, the second eldest daughter of the Bennet family. Despite refusing to dance with h
