Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 26 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 26
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 26, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Gardiner’s caution to Elizabeth was punctually and kindly given on the first favourable opportunity of speaking to her alone: after honestly telling her what she thought, she thus went on:-- “You are too sensible a girl, Lizzy, to fall in love merely because you are warned against it; and, therefore, I am not afraid of speaking openly.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 26 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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