The 200 Years Old Phenomenon That Still Delights Readers

Book Reviews | Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice is proof that books can stand the test of time.

Published over two hundred years ago, Pride and Prejudice is a romantic story that remains a current sensation, captivating modern readers.

Even if you have never read Pride and Prejudice, you have likely met its characters or general plotline in some way or another.

Pride and Prejudice deserves to have its History told. P&P, as it was lovingly called by Austen herself in some of her personal letters, was her second book. The first manuscript was written in 1795/96, and was called "First Impressions". Her first story, Sense and Sensibility, was written around the same time too.

Jane Austen's first attempts to publish the book were unsuccessful, though. And unfortunately, nothing remains of the original manuscript.

Austen made several revisions to the story between 1811/12. It's believed that both her first two books were epistolary novels (based on letters between characters) in their original versions, as the final manuscripts still contain many letters. We'll never know for sure, unfortunately.

The book was finally published in 1813 as Pride and Prejudice. It's assumed that the name was changed to avoid confusion, since other works with the same title were published between writing and publishing the book. But this is, again, something that we don't know for sure.

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