Pride and Prejudice: Illustrated Edition (Solis Classics)

This much-loved novel by Jane Austen was first published in 1813 and Solis Press is proud to produce this<br/>illustrated edition with sixty-nine delightful drawings by Hugh Thomson.<br/><br/><br/>“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife,” so starts this social satire on the marriage market in Regency England.<br/><br/> With five daughters and no money for dowries, Mrs. Bennet’s main ambition in life is to find suitable matches for her girls.<br/><br/> When eligible and wealthy Mr. Bingley moves into the area, Mrs. Bennet seizes the opportunity to advance her plan. She embarks on a determined campaign to see him settled with her eldest daughter, Jane.<br/><br/> The discovery that Mr. Bingley’s richer, handsomer, but haughty friend, Fitzwilliam Darcy, will also be in residence sets Mrs. Bennet in even more of a spin. This is much to Elizabeth (“Lizzy”) Bennet’s distress, as Lizzy is daughter number two and so next in line in the suitor stakes.<br/><br/> The path of the Bennet sisters is fraught with misunderstandings, deceptions, jealousy, and hypocrisy, but it is a journey that has captivated readers, making<br/>Pride and Prejudice one of the most popular works of all time.