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Annotations to the Front Cover
Jane Austen's sister, Cassandra, painted this picture of their niece, Fanny Austen Knight. Fanny's surname resulted from her father's adoption by distant relations named Knight who left their estate to him. This reasonably common procedure could explain the difference in name of Mr. Bennet and Mr. Collins in the novel, despite their common paternal ancestry.
Fanny was very close to Austen, often asking her advice about love and marriage. In her replies, Austen acknowledges the economic benefits of marriage for women but also argues firmly, in words she repeats almost verbatim in Pride and Prejudice, that one should never marry without love.
Fanny's sketching, like Cassandra's execution of this picture, suggests how many ladies drew or painted at that time. Such accomplishments were highly valued in young ladies; the Bennet girls are criticized for their inability to draw.
Fanny's dress is typical of period fashions, which favored high waists, soft flowing fabrics, and light colors.
The AnnotatedPRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Annotated and Edited byDAVID M. SHAPARD
David Shapard 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.
The cottage at Chawton, Hampshire. This was where Jane Austen lived in the last part of her life, and where she wrote most of her novels.
[From Mary Augusta Austen-Leigh, Personal Aspects of Jane Austen (New York, 1920), p. 112]
Contents
Notes to the Reader
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
VOLUME I(Note: The following chapter headings are not found in the novel. They are added here by the editor to assist the reader.)
I            Mr. and Mrs. Bennet
II          The Bennet Family
III         The First Dance
IV         Elizabeth and Jane
V          The Miss Bennets and the Miss Lucases
VI         The Party at the Lucases
VII        Jane Invited to Netherfield
VIII       Elizabeth's First Evening at Netherfield
IX         Visit of Mrs. Bennet
X          Elizabeth Debating Darcy
XI         Discussion of Darcy and Pride
XII        Departure from Netherfield
XIII       Arrival of Mr. Collins
XIV       An Evening with Mr. Collins
XV        Encounter of Darcy and Wickham
XVI       Elizabeth and Wickham
XVII      Preparations for the Ball
XVIII     The Ball at Netherfield
XIX       Elizabeth and Mr. Collins
XX        End of Mr. Collins's Offer
XXI     ............

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