Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 9 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 9
Pride and Prejudice. English-only reading by default; switch among English, Chinese, and Spanish, or compare languages side by side.
Chapter summary
This chapter advances the novel’s social and emotional action around Chapter 9, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Elizabeth passed the chief of the night in her sister’s room, and in the morning had the pleasure of being able to send a tolerable answer to the inquiries which she very early received from Mr. Bingley by a housemaid, and some time afterwards from the two elegant ladies who waited on his sisters.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 9 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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