Lizzie Bennet wants desperately to work for her father’s law firm. Though she assists in proofreading and organizing, she wants instead to solve crimes and actually receive credit for her work, instead of the glory falling upon the dreadful Mr. Collins, who is set to inherit when her father steps down. Mr. Bennet strikes a deal with Lizzie: if she can prove to him that she can . . .
Is it just me, or do you feel like a 40-year-old woman sitting alone in an apartment petting her cat and drinking coffee when you read Jane Austen? It's probably just me. I mean, to be fair, I'm a 20-year-old woman sitting alone in a dorm room petting her cat and drinking coffee, so I'm…
Title: Pride and Prejudice Author: Jane Austen Publisher: T. Egerton Publication Date: 1813 Rating: 4 stars Opening Line: It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. This semester I am taking a course called Literature and Media; in this course, we read…
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