Finally got round to finishing Pride and Prejudice:
Read Emma over 30 years ago while doing A Level English Literature at Bury College of FE evening classes, so it took me a long time to get round to reading a second Jane Austen novel, but it was worth it.
What did I get from Pride and Prejudice? Well, probably the central message that people should not broadcast or gloat about their own good actions and intentions, so that other people value and appreciate them more. The latter seems to be Lizzie's great discovery about the virtuous side of Mr. Darcy's character.
Also, after reading a lot of Thomas Hardy, with Jane Austin, it's nice to have a story with a happy ending. Still, Thomas Hardy is my favourite novelist ...
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