Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 43 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 43
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 43, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Elizabeth, as they drove along, watched for the first appearance of Pemberley Woods with some perturbation; and when at length they turned in at the lodge, her spirits were in a high flutter. The park was very large, and contained great variety of ground.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 43 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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