“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single
man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”
It has one of the most famous opening lines in literature,
it turned Colin Firth into a heartthrob and it spawned a zombie spin-off. In
January, Pride and Prejudice reached the
venerable age of 200. The bicentenary of the book this year will almost
certainly be accompanied by a surge of Jane Austen-related events and
merchandise. As well as the 1995 TV version, Pride and Prejudice was rejuvenated on the big screen in 2005 in Joe
Wright's film starring Matthew McFadyen and Keira Knightley, which took more
than £76 million at the global box office.
First published by Thomas Egerton in 1813, Pride and
Prejudice was Jane Austen's second novel.
She described it as her "own darling child". Now out of copyright, the
book is available for free on e-readers. It is estimated to sell up to 50,000
copies each year in the UK.
I went to fancy dress party once dressed as Mr Darcy, but went home more like J F K
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