Pride and Prejudice If the answer to the above question is yes then read this book and be prepared to read a lot more classic fiction. Pride and Prejudice is one of the best classic novels around. It has at its heart a traditional story of love overcoming the odds, but despite this cliché Austen still manages to craft an original a very amusing novel.The plot is not as simple as it may at first seem. For a start there is not one love story here, but several. Some are tales of thwarted love, for example Mrs Bingley's pursuit of Mr Darcy; others are tales of happy and fulfilled love, such as Jane's for Mr Bingley. All these little stories weave in and out of each other, connected by the Bennett sisters and framed by the main romance between Elizabeth and Darcy.The plot goes something along these lines. Mrs Bennett is anxious to marry of her daughters to suitable (rich) gentlemen. When Mr Bingley comes to town, bringing his haughty friend Mr Darcy, she is pleased to see him becoming attached to her eldest daughter Jane. Meanwhile, the Militia has some new recruits. One of them is George Wickham, who claims an acquaintance with Mr
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