Jane Austen'S Pride and Prejudice 2014 Edition  (English, Paperback, Bhattacharyya Jibesh)

Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride and Prejudice has been examined by Jibesh Bhattacharyya, published as a part of The Atlantic Critical Studies.

Summary of the Book

Jane Austen was successful in bringing out the theme of wedding realism wittily in her novel, Pride and Prejudice. It is a story largely concerned with the difficulties of marriage. Four pairs, Elizabeth and Darcy, Jane and Bingley, Charlotte and Collins, Lydia and Wickham, are married on different considerations. The main story concerns the first two, who are first parted because of their pride and prejudice and later reunited as their misunderstandings are resolved. The novel has been regarded as one of the masterpieces in English literature, with its perfectly balanced plot-construction and a well-defined character development.

About Jane Austen

Jane Austen was born in England in the year 1775. Her books continue to sell across the world even today. Austen penned twenty-nine works from the year 1787 to 1793 in three bound notebooks, it is today known as Juvenilia. From the year 1793, Austen started writing more erudite pieces. She published First Impressions in 1796, and later Pride and Prejudice. Some of her other notable works are Mansfield Park, Emma and Sense and Sensibility. She passed away at the age of 41.

About Jibesh Bhattacharyya

Jibesh Bhattacharyya is an esteemed Indian academician. He obtained a double M.A. (Modern and Old English) from the Calcutta University. He served for four decades as the Reader and Head at the Department of English, Anandamohan College, Calcutta University. He was also a guest lecturer at the Rabindra Bharati University, Calcutta, for almost two decades. Most of his publications have been published in several reputed academic journals across India.