Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 48 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 48
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 48, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: The whole party were in hopes of a letter from Mr. Bennet the next morning, but the post came in without bringing a single line from him.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 48 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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