Introduction & Notes by Dr Ian Littlewood University of Sussex Pride & Prejudice which opens with one of the most famous sentences in English Literature is an ironic novel of manners In it the garrulous & empty-headed Mrs Bennet has only one aim
- that of finding a good match for each of her five daughters In this she is mocked by her cynical & indolent husband With its wit its social precision & above all its irresistible heroine Pride & Prejudice has proved one of the most enduringly popular novels in the English language