Pride and Prejudice Austenov Jane (1997)

With an introduction and notes by Dr Ian Littlewood of the University of Sussex, this ironic novel of manners opens with one of the most famous sentences in English literature. Garrulous, empty-headed Mrs Bennet has one aim: finding a good match for each of her five daughters, an ambition mocked by her cynical, indolent husband. With its wit, social precision and, above all, its irresistible heroine, Pride and Prejudice remains one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language.