![]() Here’s an example of how the annotations help to understand some of the historical context: **Even though I think most anyone at all interested in Jane Austen probably already knows the plot of Pride & Prejudice (at the very least from the movies), I will still advise: Plot spoilers below.** That’s not a difference I realized before reading this edition.Īlso, occasionally the annotations reference Jane Austen’s letters, which help to understand her opinions of love, marriage, and social situations of the time. ![]() For example, many times Jane Austen refers to a character’s “mind” – which in her time meant their personal character/disposition, rather than the current way we think of “mind” – as referring to one’s intellect or brain. The word definitions were interesting, even though I’m pretty comfortable with Jane Austen’s writing, because it points out situations where the exact definition of a word has changed since the early 1800s. I found the annotations generally fit into three categories: word definitions, plot analysis, and explanations of historical context. It took me more than twice as long as just reading the novel only, but the annotations provided a lot of extra helpful and interesting information and it was very worth the extra time. Yesterday I finished re-reading Pride and Prejudice, using David M. ![]()
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