Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 32 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 32
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 32, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Elizabeth was sitting by herself the next morning, and writing to Jane, while Mrs. Collins and Maria were gone on business into the village, when she was startled by a ring at the door, the certain signal of a visitor.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 32 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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