Who it is for
Readers following character development, social satire, and the changing relationships around Chapter 58 will find this chapter especially useful.
English reader · Project Gutenberg #1342
Chapter 58
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 58, using dialogue, family expectations, and manners to reveal character motives and relationships. Its opening movement begins: Instead of receiving any such letter of excuse from his friend, as Elizabeth half expected Mr. Bingley to do, he was able to bring Darcy with him to Longbourn before many days had passed after Lady Catherine’s visit.
Modern reader note
Read this chapter in its Regency social context. Courtship, inheritance, gender expectations, class manners, and family authority around Chapter 58 reflect the novel’s historical world rather than present-day norms.
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