Pride and Prejudice, A Longman Cultural Edition (Longman Cultural Editions)

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice , in the text of its first edition, is informatively annotated and valuably illuminated in several contexts, from Austen's views, to cultural issues, to first reviews and critical reception. An informative introduction is complemented by a chronology coordinating the events of Austen's life with key events in contemporary history and literary culture. Fuller footnotes than any competing edition, succinctly written and unobtrusive, identify cultural references, social codes and rituals, literary allusions, and unfamiliar word usages.