{"product_id":"9781853260001","title":"Pride and Prejudice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice by Jane Austen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSo begins \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Jane Austen's perfect comedy of manners—one of the most popular novels of all time—which features splendidly civilized sparring between the proud Mr. Darcy and the prejudiced Elizabeth Bennet as they play out their spirited courtship in a series of eighteenth-century drawing-room intrigues.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePride and Prejudice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e seems as vital today as ever,\" writes Anna Quindlen in her introduction to this Modern Library edition. \"It is a pure joy to read.\" Eudora Welty agrees: \"The gaiety is unextinguished, the irony has kept its bite, the reasoning is still sweet, the sparkle undiminished. [It is] irresistible and as nearly flawless as any fiction could be.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis volume is the companion to the BBC television series, a lavish production aired on the Arts and Entertainment Network.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Modern Library has played a significant role in American cultural life for the better part of a century. The series was founded in 1917 by the publishers Boni and Liveright and acquired eight years later by Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer. It provided the foundation for their next publishing venture, Random House.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Modern Library has been a staple of the American book trade, providing readers with affordable hardbound editions of important works of literature and thought. For the Modern Library's seventy-fifth anniversary, Random House redesigned the series, restoring as its emblem the running torchbearer created by Lucian Bernhard in 1925 and refurbishing jackets, bindings, and type, as well as inaugurating a new programme of selecting titles.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Modern Library continues to provide the world's best books at the best prices.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austen, Jane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title \/ WORDSWORTH EDITIONS","offer_id":67948244042034,"sku":"9781853260001","price":378.0,"currency_code":"EGP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/8052\/8434\/files\/9781853260001.jpg?v=1791727252","url":"https:\/\/bibliothek-eg.com\/ar\/products\/9781853260001","provider":"BIBLIOTHEK EGYPT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}