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by Jane Austen · 1775–1817
"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen is a novel published in 1813. It follows Elizabeth Bennet, who must learn to see past first impressions and hasty judgments. With five daughters and an estate that can only pass to male heirs, the Bennet family faces financial pressure to marry well. When wealthy Mr. Darcy arrives in their countryside neighborhood, his pride and Elizabeth's prejudice set the stage for misunderstandings, hidden truths, and unexpected revelations about character and love.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 556 min
- Words
- 122,412
- Chapters
- 61
- Paragraphs
- 2,371
- Price
- Free
- Courtship -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- England -- Fiction
- Love stories
- Sisters -- Fiction
- Social classes -- Fiction
- Young women -- Fiction
“Oh,” said she, “I heard you before; but I could not immediately determine what to say in reply.
„Oh“, sagte sie, „ich habe Sie vorher gehört; aber ich konnte nicht sofort bestimmen, was ich zur Antwort sagen sollte.
You wanted me, I know, to say ‘Yes,’ that you might have the pleasure of despising my taste; but I always delight in overthrowing those kind of schemes, and cheating a person of their premeditated contempt.
Sie wollten, daß ich sage ‚Ja‘, damit Sie die Freude hätten, meinen Geschmack zu verachten; aber ich freue mich immer darüber, solche Pläne zu über den Haufen zu werfen und jemanden seines vorbedachten Verachtens zu betrügen.
I have, therefore, made up my mind to tell you that I do not want to dance a reel at all; and now despise me if you dare.”
Ich habe mir daher vorgenommen, Ihnen zu sagen, daß ich überhaupt keinen Reel tanzen will; und jetzt verachten Sie mich, wenn Sie es wagen.“
About the author
Jane Austen1775–1817
Jane Austen was an English writer born in Steventon in 1775 and died in Winchester in 1817.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #1342
- Licence
- Public domain worldwide
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