Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 57 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 57
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 57, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: The discomposure of spirits which this extraordinary visit threw Elizabeth into could not be easily overcome; nor could she for many hours learn to think of it less than incessantly. Lady Catherine, it appeared, had actually taken the trouble of this journey from Rosings for the sole purpose of breaking off her supposed engagement with Mr.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 57 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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