Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 34 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 34
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 34, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: When they were gone, Elizabeth, as if intending to exasperate herself as much as possible against Mr. Darcy, chose for her employment the examination of all the letters which Jane had written to her since her being in Kent.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 34 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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