Pride and prejudice reading notes in English1Creation background Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen first published in 1813 The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet

in her time, she did not achieve fame as a writer during her lifetime. Born in 1775, Austen grew up in a close-knit family and received an education that included languages, music, and literature. Her family moved several times during her childhood, eventually settling in Bath when Austen was a teenager. After her father's retirement, the family moved to a cottage in Chawton, where Austen spent the rest of her life. Austen began writing in her early twenties, and her first novel, Sense and Sensibility, was published in 1811. Pride and Prejudice followed in 1813, and she went on to write four more novels before her death in 1817 at the age of 41. Austen's novels are known for their wit, social commentary, and exploration of the lives of women in the early 19th century. She is considered one of the greatest writers in the English language and her works continue to be studied and adapted for film and television