Chatting Books Online Day 195. How is it possible that I have made it all the way to Day 195 without TECHNICALLY recommending Pride and Prejudice yet? I say "technically" because I did recommend Pride and Prejudice Paper Dolls a while back, but that is not at all the same as recommending the real thing. So without further delay, today’s recommended book is Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen.
I know it is cliche to say that Pride and Prejudice is one of my favorite books of all time, and is probably my favorite by Austen (though in truth I like them all), but alas cliche or not it is true. The story of the Bennet sisters and their search for husbands - or their fight against the very idea has - always captivated me. I think I like the way Lizzie and Mr Darcey spar with each other , a quick wit can be very attractive you know. Back in the before times, when travel was allowed, I attended a lecture actually held at Highclere Castle (Downton Abbey) where the topic was "Women Behaving Badly" and was about the women in Jane Austen's novels (Jane Austen's childhood home was less than 30 miles from Highclere). In that talk I found it so interesting to learn about how very bold the women in this and other Austen novels were for their time . These strong minded, strong willed women were rebels! Maybe that's why I have always liked them so much. I must like them I even named one of the bookstore chicken's Lizzie Bennet ( what ? you didn't know we have literary chickens at the bookstore? Of course we do - three of them. Lizzie Bennet, Jo March and Princess Buttercup.). But again I digress.
The edition we carry currently is a lovely cloth over hardcover book from the Penguin Classics Collection. It has 435 pages and currently sells for $25.00 a copy. It is a book to treasure for a lifetime
To purchase a copy of this book come see us Mondays - Saturdays between 10:00am and 4pm, and Sundays between Noon and 4pm at the shop, or you can message me and we can ship a copy directly to you. Take Care .
