Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 51 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 51
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 51, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Their sister’s wedding-day arrived; and Jane and Elizabeth felt for her probably more than she felt for herself. The carriage was sent to meet them at----, and they were to return in it by dinnertime.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 51 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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