1.Pride and Prejudice

Jane Austen

Australia, Penguin Books Limited, 2003

Pride and Prejudice is grown-up fairy tale and a social commentary and arguably Austen’s best.

Lizzie or Eliza Bennett is an unconventional character.  In a letter to her sister Cassandra, Jane Austen wrote: "I must confess that I think her as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print”.

This mix of energy and intelligence, and her playfulness and strength of character make Elizabeth a true heroine and one of Austen’s most individualistic. To know Lizzy Bennet is to love her.
And Mr Darcy.  Tall, dark and handsome... and rich.  The ultimate romantic hero.
Darcy displays outrageous arrogance to Elizabeth, but the novel ends with him falling in love with her which was a testament to the power of a woman to tame a man.

The chemistry between her and Mr. Darcy is legendary - romantic tension,  separations, surprise twists in the plot, troubles and triumphs. Austen herself said that her novel was “light and bright and sparkling” .

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