Cliffs Notes on Austen's Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen's most popular and well-known work, "Pride and Prejudice" follows Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters as they navigate the social milieu of provincial 18th-century England. With ironic plot twists, the young men and women in the novel find love and marriage in forms ultimately appropriate to their respective characters. Austen's belief in rationalism triumphs in the union of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy, as the two come to respect each other's character and forgive each other's faults.

The novel also provides a rich treatment of English society on the cusp of the Industrial Revolution.