"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife."
Originally titled First Impressions, Jane Austen’s second and most popular novel abounds with wit, intriguing dialogue, and even suspense. In this comedy of manners, the well-to-do (and not so well-to-do) are placed under Austen’s unique microscope, as their lives, loves, pride, and prejudices are detailed with exquisite language—the kind of literary language that earned this title the notoriety of generations—and what results is a thrilling reading …