The English collection
Pride and Prejudice
The novel
A sharp, funny novel about first impressions, marriage and the cost of misjudging others. Elizabeth Bennet meets a world where affection, money and social standing rarely pull in the same direction.
A way into the book
From the introduction
A wealthy newcomer takes a house in the country, and a neighbourhood begins to calculate. In Pride and Prejudice, courtship is at once a private adventure and a public negotiation: affection must find its way through money, family ambition and the judgments of other people. Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters, meets this world with intelligence and a readiness to laugh. Her wit makes her excellent company, but it also raises the novel’s central question: how reliably can any of us distinguish understanding another person from enjoying our own opinion of them?
An excerpt from the original Read Classics introduction. The Android preview contains the complete introduction and Chapter I.
Inside the illustrated edition
The art of the story · Pride and Prejudice
Step into Austen’s world
Sunlit paths, open country, a spirit of independence. Ten luminous paintings invite you to linger in the world of Pride and Prejudice.
crossing field after field at a quick pace
The art of the story · Pride and Prejudice
The comedy of company
A solemn visitor, an amused glance. Discover the small gestures that make Austen’s drawing rooms so alive.
His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.
The art of the story · Pride and Prejudice
Feel the unspoken
Candlelight, a crowded ballroom, a difficult silence. Colour and gesture bring the delicate tensions of Austen’s world into view.
They stood for some time without speaking a word
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The warmth of a welcome
A garden gate, spring light and a familiar friend. A luminous painting opens another corner of Austen’s world.
Mrs. Collins welcomed her friend with the liveliest pleasure
The art of the story · Pride and Prejudice
A spark of wit
A piano, a watchful room, a fearless reply. Discover the humour and self-possession beneath the elegance.
My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.
The art of the story · Pride and Prejudice
A moment to linger
Away from the drawing room, the story turns inward. Soft light and painterly textures make space for reflection.
Till this moment, I never knew myself.
The art of the story · Pride and Prejudice
Let the landscape speak
Wooded grounds, a distant house, an expansive sky. See the places of the novel through an enchanting painterly lens.
She had never seen a place for which nature had done more
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When the light changes
Folded paper, a quiet room, a moment of uncertainty. Cool violet and pearl give feeling a new colour.
scarcely knowing what she felt
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A quiet place to think
Light filters through the leaves. A small figure in a spacious woodland invites a slower, more attentive look.
Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.
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Stay a little longer
Warm light and a garden path. An illustrated edition to savour, with paintings that echo the feeling of the story.
For the liveliness of your mind I did.
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The Android preview
Introduction + Chapter I · No account needed.
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