"Pride and Prejudice" is a famous novel by British author Jane Austen.
Mr and Mrs Bennet of Longbourn and their
five grown-up
daughters are thrown into confusion when two rich, marriageable young men come to live in the neighbourhood. Mr and Mrs Bennett are not necessarily the match of the century, he is detached, and she is gossipy and primarily engaged in matching her daughters to potential husbands. The comedy of the story comes from Mrs Bennet's attempts at matchmaking, and the way fate and her daughters' own inclinations make things turn out entirely differently from her plans.
Netherfield, a house near Longbourn, is leased by the wealthy Charles Bingly, who stays there with his sisters and his friend, FitzWilliam Darcy. Bingly falls in love with the eldest Bennet daughter Jane, to Mrs Bennet's delight. However, the witty Elizabeth, the second daughter doesn't quite like Mr Darcy primarily for his cold and arrogant manner.
The more serious and exciting sections of the novel show the
relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy develop through time. Secondary characters like Mr Bennet, snobbish Lady Catherine de Bourgh who is Mr Darcy's aunt, Elizabeth's romantic younger sister Lydia, the dashing army officer Wickham and the rector Mr Collins, steal the story plot whenever they appear. However, the book focuses on scenes between Elizabeth and Darcy, the two headstrong characters the readers long to see realizing their love for one another and falling into each other's arms. The plot and ending is typical of Jane Austen's famous romantic novels.