|
Pride and Prejudice
Pride and Prejudice: A literary game of cat and mouse, widely known as Jane Austen’s most famous novel. Charles Bingley is new to town and has leased an estate with his sisters and close friend Fitzwilliam Darcy. Named a “catch” by all the single ladies in town (due to surprise.. his looks and money), Darcy is also known as snob. Neighbor Elizabeth Bennet finds herself repulsed by Darcy’s ego. The resulting pas de deux between the feisty twosome makes for a quite a page-turner.
Fun Fact: Helen Fielding’s book Bridget Jones’s Diary was inspired by Pride and Prejudice.
Want to get in on the action?
Want to own a piece of romantic history? Check out an original first edition copy of Austen’s Pride and Prejudice at the New York Antiquarian Book Fair, April 19-21 at the Park Avenue Armory in New York. This prestigious gathering of international book dealers is kicking off with a “Lions at the Armory” preview party on April 19th, featuring Austen’s book, along with other items from literary history. For more information and tickets visit www.nypl.org/rare.
Your Literary Loves
Have a favorite romantic story you just can’t put down? Discuss it in the Tango Forums.
 (No Ratings Yet) Loading ... |
Email to a Friend
Share on Facebook
Digg It
Delicious
Newsvine
Stumble
Reddit
1 Sasha // Aug 6, 2008 at 9:00 am
thank you jiangzhaoyangfei! Lets not forget to mention the unnessecary uses of Ridlin and Prozak for “preoblem-kids”.
2 jiangzhaoyangfei // May 26, 2007 at 11:56 am
It is good that a debate has started about white working class children failing in school. It is indeed sad that no-one focuses on the class aspect of black boys failing but there is another angle to consider and that is the way in which children receive their education. Learning is supposed to be an enjoyable experience and one that all children initially want to do. Unfortunately we tend to expect all children to learn and behave the same and they do not. Some children respond better to a more creative form of education and find the more academic subjects too much. Yet instead of working with that child to nurture the subjects they are good at we force them into trying to learn in ways that are not good for them. It is obvious that under the present education system some children will fail because we are all different and have different ways of learning. If we want to reach failing children we have to look at other ways of teaching them. We also need to look at how we choose and value those who teach our children. A child will probably spend more time out of their day with a teacher than they do with their parents. If that teacher is underpaid and overworked who will that transfer onto the children they teach?
3 10 Greatest Love Stories Of All Time // Apr 4, 2007 at 10:35 pm
[…] Pride and Prejudice […]