Orgullo y prejuicio

When the young, single, and wealthy Charles Bingley arrives in Longbourn, a village in the English countryside, the neighboring high-society families are thrown into turmoil. The Bennet sisters' mother sees him as the perfect match for one of her five daughters. Thus begins a series of elegant and lavish dinners, courtesies, and balls at which the sisters must prove themselves as suitable brides. The presence of Fitzwilliam Darcy, Charles's friend and, like him, young and single, but even richer and more vain, complicates matters for the Bennet sisters, especially for Elizabeth, the second oldest. Love and passion must find their way through the web of prejudices and conventions that Jane Austen (1775-1817) portrays with her brilliant, sharp, and timeless prose. This special edition, with C. E. Brock's unmistakable period illustrations and tinted edges, transforms a classic of romantic narrative into an object of desire for all bibliophiles: a book to enjoy, to reread, and to give as a gift.