Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 28 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 28
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 28, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Every object in the next day’s journey was new and interesting to Elizabeth; and her spirits were in a state of enjoyment; for she had seen her sister looking so well as to banish all fear for her health, and the prospect of her northern tour was a constant source of delight. When they left the high road for the lane to Hunsford, every eye was in search of the Parsonage, and every turning expected to bring it in view
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 28 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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