Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 49 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 49
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 49, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Bennet’s return, as Jane and Elizabeth were walking together in the shrubbery behind the house, they saw the housekeeper coming towards them, and concluding that she came to call them to their mother, went forward to meet her; but instead of the expected summons, when they approached her, she said to Miss Bennet, “I beg your pardon, madam, for interrupting you, but I was in hopes you might have got some good news fro
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 49 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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