A novel of manners about the romantic pas de deux   between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy, two perfectly suited lovers who, at first, find each other insufferable. Despite Elizabeth’s disdain for Darcy, fate seems determined to keep throwing this pair together: and Darcy, almost in spite of himself, will make revelations that will end up causing Elizabeth to question everything she believes. Set in a time when marrying well was a woman’s only way to assure a secure and comfortable future,  Pride and Prejudice  is arguably the forerunner of all romantic comedies and certainly one of the best-loved novels of all time. Jane Austen (1775–1817) is one of the most popular writers in English literature. Pride and Prejudice , Emma , Sense and Sensibility , and her other novels are landmarks of Regency fiction.