SOCIAL CLASS AND THE BENNET FAMILY IN "PRIDE AND PREJUDICE"

Considering how long I have been a fan of Jane Austen’s 1813 novel, ”PRIDE AND PREJUDICE” and its numerous television and movie adaptations, I am surprised that I have never considered something about its heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, and her family. Ever since I have been reading numerous articles about the novel and its adaptations, I have noticed that many have labeled the Bennet family as members of the middle-class or the upper middle-class in Regency England. And it finally occurred to me that many of these fans were in error....

Here is a list of other spots on FanPop that correspond with link. Some of these may be general Pride and Prejudice spots that include content related to other Pride and Prejudice movies (i.e. 1940, 1980, 2005, etc.). This list will also include spots for the actors/actresses themselves in addition to their characters.








General

Pride and Prejudice - link






Jane Austen - link








Characters

Fitzwilliam Darcy - link






Elizabeth Bennet - link






Jane Bennet - link








Actors/Actresses

Colin Firth - link






Jennifer Ehle - link








Miscellaneous

Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth - link







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During my search for Pride and Prejudice sequels, I have managed to come across many websites that offer P&P fanfiction. I thought I would post my findings here for all to enjoy. The stories on these sites range anywhere from one or two stories to hundreds of stories, so browse at your leisure. Most of these stories that I have come across seem to be based off the 1995 miniseries version of Pride and Prejudice.

The only site that I have completely and thoroughly enjoyed thus far is the Bits of Ivory site (listed below), so most of the other sites I don’t have much information to relay...

"PRIDE AND PREJUDICE" (1995) Review

There have been numerous adaptations of Jane Austen’s celebrated 1813 novel, ”Pride and Prejudice” over the past decades. Two of these versions happened to be BBC miniseries that aired in 1980 and 1995. It has been a long time since I have viewed the 1980 miniseries. However, I recently saw the 1995 miniseries for the umpteenth time and decided to finally write a review of it. Adapted by screenwriter Andrew Davies, the miniseries was produced by Sue Birtwistle and directed by Simon Langton.

Austen’s story centered around one Elizabeth Bennet, the second...

Six hours no longer seems like a long time.

*You begin to wonder why all movies are not six episodes long.

*You have memorized where the commercial breaks come as well as the order of the commercials in each break.

*You watch the movie all the way through non-stop - then rewind it and start all over again.

*The movie just keeps on getting better every time you watch it.

*On a recent visit to a local lake, you were inspired to dive in and go swimming fully clothed.

*Your relatives and friends no longer think that you are strange for asking them to call you "Lizzy".

*You sing along with the background...