In early nineteenth-century England\, Elizabeth Bennett\, a spiri ted young woman copes with the romantic entanglements of her four sisters\ , \;and \;her feelings for Fitzwilliam Darcy\, a brooding gentlema n. As its title hints\, the novel is a shrewd \;and \;subtle psych ological study. \;Pride \;and \;prejudice \;are the double defects shared by the heroine \;and \;hero\, spirited Elizabeth B ennet \;and \;Fitzwilliam Darcy\, a rich\, aristocratic young man she meets when his friend Bingley rents the estate next to the Bennets'. I n the course of the story\, Darcy becomes more flexible in his social view s \;and \;learns to recognize excellence (notably Elizabeth's) in the ranks below his own. Similarly\, Elizabeth becomes less rigid in her j udgments\, more aware of the many virtues of Darcy\, whom she had at first dismissed as cold \;and \;haughty. Elizabeth \;and \;Darc y's growing love delights the reader because everything about the two--the ir minds\, tastes\, appearances\, \;and \;words--shows them to be ideally suited. \;PRIDE \;AND \;PREJUDICE \;contains less brilliant variations on the marriage theme as well. Jane Bennet\, the sere ne oldest sister\, \;and \;easygoing Charles Bingley\, a couple wh ose engagement is for some time thwarted by Darcy \;and \;the Bing ley sisters\, are equally well matched if less dashing. The Reverend Willi am Collins\, the pompous cousin who as next male relation will inherit the family estate on Mr. Bennet's death\, hopes to marry Elizabeth\, but on b eing rejected\, settles for her plain \;and \;practical friend Cha rlotte Lucas\, a woman aware of his foolishness but in need of the securit y his situation can provide. The fourth match made in the novel is between a charming but amoral officer\, George Wickham\, \;and \;pretty\, empty-headed Lydia\, the youngest Bennet sister. Wickham first attracts E lizabeth\, then elopes with Lydia. Only when Darcy intervenes is he persua ded to marry the silly girl. Supplementing this cast of characters is a wo nderfully imperfect gallery of human types. The selfish \;and \;cy nical Mr. Bennet\, his ill-bred wife\, their priggish daughter Mary\, \;and \;the domineering Lady Catherine de Bourgh are all people a read er would walk far to avoid in real life. But they are figures delightful t o encounter in Austen's satirical novel. ~From Catalog.
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