Pride and Prejudice (Haverhill Affordable Classics)

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." So starts the novel, written during the stratified Regency era. Mr. Bennet has five daughters, but his estate is entailed, so none of them can inherit it. One of them must marry up in order to support the others. This leads to a comedy of many errors as the girls court wealthy men. Some would be happy to marry them, but can the girls even stand them? How can they get the charming ones interested in them? Ignorant choices are indeed made. Newcomers Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy enter the picture. Might they be perfect for Jane and Elizabeth? But first impressions do make a difference.