Pride and Prejudice (Full Text with Biography, Chapter Summary, Examination of Themes, and Character Summary)

Jane Austen's classic novel, complete with short biography of Austen, plot summary, examination of major themes, and character summary.

The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman, living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.