Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 56 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 56
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 56, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: One morning, about a week after Bingley’s engagement with Jane had been formed, as he and the females of the family were sitting together in the dining-room, their attention was suddenly drawn to the window by the sound of a carriage; and they perceived a chaise and four driving up the lawn. It was too early in the morning for visitors; and besides, the equipage did not answer to that of any of their neighbours.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 56 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
Loading chapter text...