Pride and Prejudice

Plot

Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet's five unmarried daughters, living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London. The rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.

The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the British Regency.