"Pride and Prejudice": an Introduction to the Novel

Dates of Composition and PublicationJane Austen's first novel was Sense and Sensibility which was written in 1792, but published several years later, in 1811. Pride and Prejudice was her second novel. It was written in 1796-97 and, again, published several years later, in 1813. The original title of this novel was First Impressions. Subsequently, the novel was revised and renamed. The theme of