Cliff's Notes on Austen's Pride and Prejudice

by CliffsNotes, Marie Kalil

The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in the series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.In CliffsNotes on Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's most popular and well-known work, you'll meet Elizabeth Bennet and her sisters as they navigate the social milieu of provincial 18th-century England. In addition to easy travels through all of the novel's ironic plot twists, you'll get detailed plot summaries and chapter-by-chapter commentaries to show you how Austen's belief in rationalism triumphs in the union of Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy. You'll also discoverLife and background of the author, Jane AustenA character map that graphically illustrates the relationships among the charactersCritical essays about women's roles in 19th-century Britain and moneyA review section that tests your knowledgeA Resource Center with books, websites, and films for further studyClassic literature or modern-day treasure—you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.

Genres: Classics, Historical Fiction, Classic Literature

96 pages, Paperback

First published May 30, 2000

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Reviews

[ஐ Katya (Book Queen)ஐ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Since I find this book (Pride & Prejudice) confusing... this was very helpful. I recommend it to anyone needing help understanding parts of the plot of the book.

[Jo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful in understanding the historical context of the novel and the literary stuff people talk about when they talk about this book. I never read it in school, only as an adult for fun, so I wanted to develop my understanding of it a little better.

I was curious about Austen’s possible Addison’s disease (didn’t know what that was) so I went down an Internet rabbit hole for a while, reading an interesting medical journal article arguing that she may have had Hodgkin’s lymphoma, an illness that would explain her health issues much better than the Addison’s theory. http://mh.bmj.com/content/31/1/3

[John F. Ryan · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent study guide

This is a well researched and very thorough study guide that covers the major themes characters and actions throughout the novel. The author does a good job of presenting the highlights, as well as some penetrating insights.

[Wasif Talukder · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really helped to understand the 19th century context of Pride and Prejudice. And helped absorb the very rich message of the book with just one reading.

[Bradley]

I tried. I really did. I've given this book 3 tries but I'm done. "Pride and Prejudice" is considered a literary classic but I found it a snore. All the book contains are boring descriptions of dinner parties and balls and house calls. I got to a point where I wanted a flood to happen or have one of the girls accidentally set the house on fire. Hell, I'd settle for a drunken bar brawl between the militia men stationed in town. It's summertime and there are so many great books out there to read. I got to chapter 19 of Book 1 but gave up for the CliffNotes version.

[Vicki · Rating 4 out of 5]

My favorite book from my favorite author -- I've read it at least a dozen times and have seen the various movie adaptations much more often than that. This cliffnotes booklet provides commentary and explanations on the Regency era and on Jane Austen's use of irony in her works.

[Tracy Hansen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book, I couldn't have gotten through it with out my cliffnotes, and I can see why people love it so.

[Mandi · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very helpful resource for teaching Pride & Prejudice in our homeschool. The summaries were accurate, and projects and essay questions in the back were great jumping off points for my 10th grader.

[Leah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not rating 5 stars because it was life changing or anything, but it was exactly what I expected in that it helped deepen my understanding of the novel Pride and Prejudice.