Pride and Prejudice — The Companion Edition (eBook)

Two centuries of readers have quoted the first sentence. This edition is for the ones who want to argue about the rest.

Jane Austen's complete 1813 Pride and Prejudice — all sixty-one chapters, unabridged — wrapped in a companion written for reading together. A new screen season is about to introduce Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy to millions of new readers; this is the edition to read it with, before, during, or instead.

Inside this edition:

• Introduction — Why This Book, Why Now. What the novel is actually about: not first impressions, but the cost of trusting them.

• Who's Who. Every major character, with the thread to watch in each.

• Eight Regency explainers. The entail; what "ten thousand a year" really meant; the marriage market; calls, cards, and balls; clergy livings; the militia; elopement and ruin.

• A guide to the letters. Eight key letters, decoded — who wrote each one, what they wanted, and what they left out.

• 189 discussion questions. Three for every chapter, spoiler-fenced, plus a full-book set.

• A reading schedule that finishes Volume 1 before the premiere and the whole novel by Christmas.

Whether it is your first reading or your fifteenth, this is the sharpest company a book club can keep.

The novel's text is public domain. All companion material is original to this edition. This is an independent publication and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any screen adaptation.

Format: EPUB ebook, yours to keep. Also available: the printable Book Club Kit (38-page PDF) in this store, and print editions on Amazon.