Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 14 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 14
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 14, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Bennet scarcely spoke at all; but when the servants were withdrawn, he thought it time to have some conversation with his guest, and therefore started a subject in which he expected him to shine, by observing that he seemed very fortunate in his patroness. Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s attention to his wishes, and consideration for his comfort, appeared very remarkable.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 14 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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