{"product_id":"2026200013759-secondhand-pride-and-prejudice","title":"Pride And Prejudice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew opening lines in literary history have announced a romantic comedy with such disarming wit: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice chronicles the spirited Elizabeth Bennet's turbulent courtship with the wealthy and seemingly arrogant Mr. Darcy, set against the genteel drawing rooms and country estates of Regency-era England. As Mrs. Bennet schemes to secure advantageous marriages for her five daughters, Elizabeth must navigate societal pressures, family embarrassments, and the treacherous terrain of her own heart — all while refusing to compromise her sharp intelligence and fierce independence.\n\nAusten's masterwork stands as a cornerstone of the Western literary canon, celebrated for its incisive social satire, its perfectly balanced irony, and its unflinching portrait of a world in which a woman's financial security depended almost entirely upon the man she married. This edition, published by Heron Books of London, presents the novel with an introduction by V. S. Pritchett, the distinguished critic and man of letters, who illuminates Austen's genius with characteristic elegance. Two centuries after its first publication in 1813, Pride and Prejudice continues to reward every reader who opens its pages with the enduring question: can two people of proud, prejudiced hearts ever truly see one another clearly?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160897855707,"sku":"2026200013759-SECONDHAND","price":12.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/86214d01-2d48-4abf-bc57-817454d691e2.png?v=1787188255","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200013759-secondhand-pride-and-prejudice","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}