Pride and Prejudice was published in London on 28 January 1813 by Thomas Egerton, credited only to the author of Sense and Sensibility, as Jane Austen did not put her name to her books during her lifetime. She had written an early version, called First Impressions, in the 1790s. The novel follows Elizabeth Bennet, the intelligent second daughter of a country gentleman in Hertfordshire, and her changing relationship with the proud and wealthy Fitzwilliam Darcy. With wit and irony it explores marriage, money, class and the importance of first impressions. It sold well, and over the following two centuries it became one of the best-loved novels in English, adapted for television, film and the stage many times.
Before and after
- 13 October 1812Battle of Queenston Heights
- from 15 November 1812 to 18 November 1812Battle of Krasnoi
- from 1813 to 1814Creek War
- from 1813 to 1814War of the Sixth Coalition
- 28 January 1813Publication of Pride and Prejudice
- 5 May 1813Birth of Søren Kierkegaard
- 22 May 1813Birth of Richard Wagner
- 21 June 1813Battle of Vitoria
- from 7 July 1813 to 8 September 1813Siege of San Sebastián
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