Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen | Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342 Skip to main content X Go! Donate About ▼ About Project Gutenberg Contact Us History & Philosophy Kindle & eReaders Help Pages Offline Catalogs Donate Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Reading Lists Search Options Frequently Downloaded Main Categories Project Gutenberg 76,981 free eBooks 34 by Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a classic novel written in the early 19th century. The story delves into themes of love, social class, and individual agency, largely revolving around the life of Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters from a modest but genteel family navigating the complex social landscape of Regency England. The opening of the novel introduces the seemingly universal truth that a single man of wealth is a ... Read More target for matchmaking mothers in the neighborhood. Mrs. Bennet is eager to marry off her daughters and is excited to hear about the arrival of Mr. Bingley, a wealthy young man who has taken up residence at Netherfield Park. Mr. Bennet's teasing yet indifferent nature contrasts sharply with Mrs. Bennet's anxious and businesslike demeanor as she plans to visit Mr. Bingley to create an opportunity for her daughters. Their witty exchanges set the tone for the story's exploration of family dynamics and social expectations, while also hinting at deeper character developments and the challenges Elizabeth will face regarding love and prejudice in her interactions with Mr. Darcy and the Bingley family. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Show Less Read or download for free How to read Url Size Read now! https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342.html.images 832 kB EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342.epub3.images 23.7 MB EPUB (older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342.epub.images 23.7 MB EPUB (no images, older E-readers) https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342.epub.noimages 548 kB Kindle https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342.kf8.images 24.2 MB older Kindles https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342.kindle.images 24.1 MB Plain Text UTF-8 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1342.txt.utf-8 754 kB Download HTML (zip) https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1342/pg1342-h.zip 24.1 MB There may be more files related to this item. Similar Books Readers also downloaded… In Best Books Ever Listings In Harvard Classics In Category: Romance In Category: Novels In Category: Classics of Literature In Category: British Literature About this eBook Author Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 Title Pride and Prejudice Note This title is also available as www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/42671 Note en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice Note There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #42671 Credits Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images available at The Internet Archive) Reading Level Reading ease score: 69.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Language English LoC Class PR: Language and Literatures: English literature Subject England -- Fiction Subject Young women -- Fiction Subject Love stories Subject Sisters -- Fiction Subject Domestic fiction Subject Courtship -- Fiction Subject Social classes -- Fiction Category Text EBook-No. 1342 Release Date Jun 1, 1998 Most Recently Updated Sep 22, 2025 Copyright Status Public domain in the USA. Downloads 76929 downloads in the last 30 days. Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! About Project Gutenberg Privacy policy Permissions Terms of Use Contact Us Help