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By D. Vandervalk (Thousand Oaks, CA)
The Book:
Dover Publications does it again. This has to be the ultimate reasonably-priced edition of Pride and Prejudice you could ever get your hands on. Don't be fooled by the image of the stuffy dust cover; underneath the beige paper is a red cloth-bound, gold-printed cover which would enhance the finest library. The endpapers are embossed with a floral design, which is a lovely touch.
This is a republication of an 1894 edition, in which the typography is perfect - that is, there are fewer words to a page making it easy on the eyes, while your progress through the book goes rapidly through its 476 pages. The paper is high-quality yet lightweight, which is great for a large hardcover like this. But the best features this edition has are the original Victorian-era illustrations by Hugh Thomson. Just...beautiful!
The Story:
Reviewing a classic like this almost feels silly, so I will do so briefly. The story moves slowly from "interesting" to "greatness." For the first third or so it seemed like a funny, lightweight girly-gossip novel, and I kept thinking, "This book has got nothing on Jane Eyre!" Then it took a twist, and another, and got complicated, and the characters were developed, and the story darkened and I got totally sucked in until I could not put it down. Yep. Classic. Loved it!
By Lady Hawkeye (Seattle, Wash.)
MY DEAR READER
I cannot but be rendered in the highest of spirits upon completing this volume yet again, as I have always preferred extensive reading to trivial pleasures.
Dwelling on particular passages and turns of phrase, I am reminded of how ardently I admire and love the prose that issued forth when Miss Austen put ink to paper many a fortnight ago.
Neither common, nor dull, nor threadbare, each chapter engrosses completely with accounts of gentlemen of handsome countenance and ladies both sensible and silly.
And though its conclusion is known most intimately to my own heart, anxiously I turn each page to venture ever farther away from the misconstrued encounters and lamentable conduct of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
When finally all is concluded and the mistress of Pemberley assured, only then can I chuse another distraction to engage my solitary hours. I wish nothing less than for you to know the same adoration yourself.
Yours, &c.
By K. Key
Like others, I really did want to like this book. I tried and tried to read it, but it was all nonsensical jibber-jabber. I may try again, but doubt it. It's torture!
By Kim (Florida)
Pride and Prejudice is a great read and Jane Austen is a gifted writer whose development of likable characters will be enjoyed for still more generations. It is hard at first to adjust to the language of the 1800s but is well worth the effort. Once the story begins to unfold you will not want to put it down. I also highly recommend Mansfield Park also by Jane Austen.
By Tarra Muhlenkamp (Celina, OH)
I really enjoyed reading this book. I have seen the movie and loved it, so I wanted to read the book. It can be difficult to read old english, and some words I didn't understand, but I still love the story.
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