
Now, in this beautifully illustrated and annotated edition, distinguished scholar Patricia Meyer Spacks instructs the reader in a larger appreciation of the novel's enduring pleasures and provides analysis of Darcy, Elizabeth Bennet, Lady Catherine, and all the characters who inhabit the world of Pride and Prejudice. Adapted many times to the screen and stage, and the inspiration for numerous imitations, it remains today her most widely read book. Pride and Prejudice (1813) was in Austen's lifetime her most popular novel, and it was the author's personal favorite.

Along with the plays of William Shakespeare and the works of Charles Dickens, Jane Austen's novels are among the most beloved books of Western literature.
