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Further Reading
Brown, Julia Prewit. Jane Austen's Novels: Social Change and Literary Form. Harvard University Press, 1979. Brown examines how Austen employs contrasts between characters, themes, and narrative techniques to shape her novels.

Butler, Marilyn. Jane Austen and the War of Ideas. Oxford University Press, 1975, reprinted with a new introduction in 1987. Butler contends that contrary to the views of many readers and critics, Austen's novels are not "progressive" works but rather reinforce conservative, orthodox thinking aligned with her time.

Gilbert, Sandra and Susan Gubar. The Madwoman in the Attic: The Woman Writer and the Nineteenth-Century Literary Imagination. Yale University Press, 1979. Gilbert and Gubar delve into the challenges faced by nineteenth-century women writers in getting published and the societal reactions to their ideas and perspectives.

Grey, J. David, managing editor, A. Walton Litz and Brian Southam, consulting editors. The Jane Austen Companion. Macmillan, 1986. Published under the auspices of the Jane Austen Society, The Jane Austen Companion contains extensive scholarly information, including a chronology of Austen's life and works, her family tree, critical appraisals of her novels, and a Dictionary of Jane Austen's Life and Works, a concordance of significant people and events in her fiction and life.

Kroeber, Karl. "Pride and Prejudice: Fiction's Lasting Novelty." In Jane Austen: Bicentenary Essays, edited by John Halperin. Cambridge University Press, 1975. In this essay, Kroeber discusses the enduring popularity of Austen's work despite her divergence from contemporary literary trends.

Liddell, Robert. "Pride and Prejudice." In The Novels of Jane Austen. Longmans, 1963, pp. 34-55. In his collection, Liddell explores various elements of Pride and Prejudice, including its history, social context, and use of irony.

Poovey, Mary. The Proper Lady and the Woman Writer: Ideology as Style in the Works of Mary Wollstonecraft, Mary Shelley, and Jane Austen. University of Chicago Press, 1984. Poovey examines the societal roles of women writers during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

Roberts, Warren. Jane Austen and the French Revolution. St. Martin's, 1979. Roberts explores the influence of the French Revolution on Austen's life, noting that her brothers served in the Royal Navy against Napoleon Bonaparte, and how this historical context shaped her fiction.

Smith, LeRoy W. "Pride and Prejudice: No Improper Pride." In his Jane Austen and the Drama of Woman. Macmillan, 1983, pp. 87-110. This essay delves into the social, moral, economic, and sexual challenges Elizabeth faces as a middle-class woman in 19th-century society.

Williams, Michael. Jane Austen: Six Novels and their Methods. St. Martin's, 1986. Williams analyzes six Austen novels, including Pride and Prejudice, focusing on the techniques Austen employs to craft her narratives.

Sense and Sensibility explores the romantic fortunes of Elinor and Marianne Dashwood, sisters who are left in challenging circumstances after being unable to inherit their father's estate. The novel features the unscrupulous Willoughby, a character reminiscent of Wickham. Mansfield Park focuses on Fanny Price, a shy girl given up at the age of nine by her overwhelmed parents to her benevolent uncle, Sir Thomas. Raised in his troubled household, she endures frequent mistreatment from frivolous, snobbish, or spiteful individuals but eventually becomes a pillar of strength in the family. Emma, often considered Austen's masterpiece, depicts the self-assured title character's growth as her misguided attempts to manipulate others and the wisdom of Mr. John Knightley gradually humble her. Northanger Abbey, likely one of Austen's earliest completed works, contrasts the melodrama of popular Gothic novels with reality. In this story, Catherine Moreland, a charming girl who has read too many ghost stories, wrongly suspects that the father of the man she loves is involved in criminal activities based on flimsy evidence. Persuasion, Austen's final completed novel, is a tender, less satirical work than her earlier ones. It tells the poignant story of Anne Eliot, an unmarried woman of twenty-seven who reunites with her now-successful former fiancé, Frederick Wentworth, whom she still loves. Years earlier, she ended their engagement on the advice of a trusted friend. Dedicated Austen fans will also appreciate her letters, juvenile writings, and unfinished works, all available in the convenient volume Minor Works, published by Oxford University Press.

Readers might also be interested in the 1940 film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. This lavish production stars Sir Laurence Olivier as Darcy and Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet, with Edmund Gwenn and Maureen O'Sullivan in supporting roles. Aldous Huxley co-authored the screenplay, which preserves the wit and vitality of Austen's novel.

• The most renowned film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice is the 1940 black-and-white production by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, this film stars Greer Garson as Elizabeth Bennet and Laurence Olivier as Fitzwilliam Darcy. It won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction due to its extravagant sets. This version is currently available on videocassette from MGM/UA Home Entertainment.
• In 1985, the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) and director Cyril Coke created a television mini-series adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. This version featured Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul as Elizabeth and Darcy, respectively, and was later released on video by CBS/Fox Video.
• Another BBC television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice was released in 1995. Starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet and Colin Firth as Fitzwilliam Darcy, it aired in the United States on Arts & Entertainment Television (A&E) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). This adaptation is available from A&E Home Video and PBS Home Video.
• Additional adaptations of Pride and Prejudice include various sound recordings: Pride and Prejudice, narrated by Flo Gibson, Recorded Books, 1980 (an unabridged version); Pride and Prejudice, abridged by Frances Welch and read by Celia Johnson, ALS Audio Language Studies, 1981 (a "read-along" transcript); Pride and Prejudice, read by Jane Lapotaire, Durkin Hayes, 1992; Pride and Prejudice: Selections, narrated by Sheila Allen, Francia DiMase, and Roger Rees, Time Warner Audiobooks, 1994; and Pride and Prejudice, abridged by Elizabeth Bradbury, BDD Audio, 1994 (a BBC Radio production).

Cecil, Lord David. A Portrait of Jane Austen. London: Constable and Co. Ltd., 1978. This well-illustrated biography is likely to be enjoyed by readers of all ages.

Hardwick, Michael. A Guide to Jane Austen. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1973. Hardwick offers a character index, plot summaries, and other valuable information for all of Austen's novels.

Honan, Park. Jane Austen: Her Life. New York: Ballantine Books, 1987. This is the most recent biography of Jane Austen.