The Annotated Pride and Prejudice: A Revised and Expanded Edition
Nov 2012 · Anchor
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The first fully annotated edition of Jane Austen’s beloved classic, presenting the complete text alongside comprehensive, detailed annotations—now revised and expanded with hundreds of new notes and illustrations
A sheer delight for Jane Austen fans, The Annotated Pride and Prejudice contains the complete text of Pride and Prejudice with thousands of annotations, including:
• Explanations of historical context: Rules of etiquette, class differences, the position of women, legal and economic realities, leisure activities, and more.
• Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings: Parallels between the novel and Austen’s experience are revealed, along with writings that illuminate her beliefs and opinions.
• Definitions and clarifications: Archaic words, words still in use whose meanings have changed, and obscure passages are explained.
• Literary comments and analyses: Insightful notes highlight Austen’s artistry and point out the subtle ways she develops her characters and themes.
• Maps and illustrations: See the places and objects mentioned in the novel.
• An introduction, a bibliography, and a detailed chronology of events
Of course, one can enjoy the novel without knowing the precise definition of a gentleman, or what it signifies that a character drives a coach rather than a hack chaise, or the rules governing social interaction at a ball, but readers of The Annotated Pride and Prejudice will find that these kinds of details add immeasurably to understanding and enjoying the intricate psychological interplay of Austen’s immortal characters.
A sheer delight for Jane Austen fans, The Annotated Pride and Prejudice contains the complete text of Pride and Prejudice with thousands of annotations, including:
• Explanations of historical context: Rules of etiquette, class differences, the position of women, legal and economic realities, leisure activities, and more.
• Citations from Austen’s life, letters, and other writings: Parallels between the novel and Austen’s experience are revealed, along with writings that illuminate her beliefs and opinions.
• Definitions and clarifications: Archaic words, words still in use whose meanings have changed, and obscure passages are explained.
• Literary comments and analyses: Insightful notes highlight Austen’s artistry and point out the subtle ways she develops her characters and themes.
• Maps and illustrations: See the places and objects mentioned in the novel.
• An introduction, a bibliography, and a detailed chronology of events
Of course, one can enjoy the novel without knowing the precise definition of a gentleman, or what it signifies that a character drives a coach rather than a hack chaise, or the rules governing social interaction at a ball, but readers of The Annotated Pride and Prejudice will find that these kinds of details add immeasurably to understanding and enjoying the intricate psychological interplay of Austen’s immortal characters.
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4.2
48 reviews
Daniel Shaw
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November 27, 2013
This is a very well done edition of what many consider to be Austen's best novel, although my personal choice is "Persuasion", both in terms of thematic depth and character development. However, this is a very tastefully crafted version of "Pride and Prejudice", with excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and scholarly annotation. The cover art is also pleasing to the eye. As an ebook, I find it to be an easy read for tired eyes. Dan Shaw
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Tony Spierenburg
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May 5, 2016
A terrible attempt at applying the medium of technology to this book: all footnotes following footnote 19 in Volume 1, Chapter 7, do not appear and rather redirect you to the first page of the notes chapter, where you then have to swipe through hundreds of notes to find the one you wanted - but all the other footnotes before number 19 in Volume 1 Chapter 7 operate fine which makes me think, did you get lazy and stop coding properly to save time? I now have to buy the physical copy of the book because this version lacks interactivity and is more time-consuming to navigate through than any other. HUGE THUMBS DOWN.
5 people found this review helpful
Terri Culmone
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December 6, 2014
I love Pride and Prejudice, but this version was supposed to include an audio component to it. It does not. I paid money for the audio and did not get it.
3 people found this review helpful
About the author
Jane Austen (1775–1817) was born in Hampshire, England, where she spent most of her life. Though she received little recognition in her lifetime, she came to be regarded as one of the great masters of the English novel.
David M. Shapard is the author of The Annotated Pride and Prejudice, The Annotated Persuasion, The Annotated Sense and Sensibility, The Annotated Emma, The Annotated Northanger Abbey, and The Annotated Mansfield Park. He graduated with a Ph.D. in European History from the University of California at Berkeley; his specialty was the eighteenth century. Since then he has taught at several colleges. He lives in upstate New York.
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