Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 30 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 30
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 30, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Sir William stayed only a week at Hunsford; but his visit was long enough to convince him of his daughter’s being most comfortably settled, and of her possessing such a husband and such a neighbour as were not often met with. While Sir William was with them, Mr.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 30 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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