An account providing a human face to the realities of life in Palestine. The Palestinian– Israeli conflict is one of the most widely reported & long standing struggles in the world, yet for many, misunderstanding is rife about its most basic issues. Hilda Reilly volunteered to work at An-Najah University in Nablus in order to spend time among many ordinary people, living under extraordinary circumstances. She lives among students, & relates the many conversations she has with a wide range of Palestinians about their thoughts on Hamas & Fatah, Yasser Arafat, bin Laden & Hussein, Blair & Bush, bringing readers an insight to the people behind the politics. ...

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 husb&. 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.
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” Really, Mr. Collins, ” cried Elizabeth with some warmth, ”you puzzle me exceedingly...”- Pride & Prejudice Enter the world of Pride & Prejudice & Puzzles, a beautifully realized puzzle collection that transports you to Jane Austen`s England
- a land of polite intrigue & conjugal contrivance. Permit yourself the indulgence of an interval of recreation & amusement to make your acquaintance with the riddles & conundrums contained within; for you are sure to receive no inconsiderable pleasure from the puzzling over & resolving of them. Your quest for an amiable distraction will be over, leaving your curiosity entirely satisfied. Puzzles there are plenty, clues there are many, & the pages are handsomely decorated with fine engravings entirely suited to the subject matter.
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JANUARY 2013: CELEBRATE THE 200TH ANNIVERSARY OF PRIDE & PREJUDICE. When Elizabeth Bennet meets Mr Darcy she is repelled by his overbearing pride, & prejudice towards her family. But the Bennet girls are in need of financial security in the shape of husbands, so when Darcy`s friend, the affable Mr Bingley, forms an attachment to Jane, Darcy becomes increasingly hard to avoid. Polite society will be turned upside down in this witty drama of friendship, rivalry & love
- Jane Austen`s classic romance novel. * Voted the nation`s favourite book by the British public. * Now a major film starring Keira Knightly. * Adapted for TV in the well-loved 1995 BBC drama starring Colin Firth. * If you like this you might like: Sense & Sensibility.
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The Penguin Classics edition of Pride & Prejudice is the definitive version of Jane Austen`s timeless novel of love`s triumph over adversity, celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2013. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant & conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks & lively mind. When she later discovers that Mr Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Mr Bingley & her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. Jane Austen`s Pride & Prejudice is a sparkling comedy of manners which explores the folly of judging by first impressions, & superbly evokes the friendships, gossip & snobberies of provincial middle-class life in early nineteenth-century Engl&. Edited with notes & an introduction by Vivien Jones, this edition also

Includes:: a new chronology, additional suggestions for further reading, & the original Penguin Classics introduction by Tony Tanner. Jane Austen (1775-1817) was extremely modest about her own genius but has become one of English literature`s most famous women writers. Austen began writing at a young age, embarking on what is possibly her best-known work, Pride & Prejudice, at the age of 22. She was the author of Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Mansfield Park & Northanger Abbey. If you liked Pride & Prejudice, you may enjoy Charlotte Bronte`s Jane Eyre, also available in Penguin Classics. ” The most perfect artist among women, the writer whose books are immortal”. (Virginia Woolf). ” As nearly flawless as any fiction could be”. (Eudora Welty). ” Pride & Prejudice has always been the most popular of Jane Austen`s books.. .with its good humoured comedy, its sunny heroine, its dream denouement”. (Claire Tomalin).

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Harper Collins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ` It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.` Austen`s best-loved tale of love, marriage & society in class-conscious Georgian England still delights modern readers today with its comedy & characters. It follows the feisty, quick-witted Elizabeth Bennet as her parents seek to ensure good marriages for her & her sisters in order to secure their future. The protagonists Darcy & Elizabeth learn much about themselves & those around them & Austen`s expertly crafted comedy characters of Mrs Bennet & Mr Collins demonstrate her great artistry as a writer. ...

This title comes with an introduction by Alexander Mccall Smith. The Vintage Classics Austen series is designed by the writer & illustrator Leanne Shapton & introduced by some of our finest contemporary writers & Austen fans: Alexander Mc Call Smith, Lynne Truss, Amanda Vickery, Francesca Segal, P.D. James & Andrew Motion. ” The best-loved book by our best-loved novelist”. (Independent). Elizabeth Bennet is young, clever & attractive, but her mother is a nightmare & she & her four sisters are in dire need of financial security & escape in the shape of husbands. The arrival of the affable Mr Bingley & arrogant Mr Darcy in the neighbourhoos, both single & in possession of large fortunes, turns all their lives upside down in this witty drama of friendship, rivalry, enmity & love. ...

The Penguin English Library Edition of Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen` No sooner had he made it clear to himself & his friends that she had hardly a good feature in her face, than he began to find it was rendered uncommonly intelligent by the beautiful expression of her dark eyes.. .` When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant & conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks & lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley & her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions & superbly evokes the friendships, gossip & snobberies of provincial middle-class life. The Penguin English Library
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Part of Penguin`s beautiful hardback Clothbound Classics series, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith, these delectable & collectible editions are bound in high-quality colourful, tactile cloth with foil stamped into the design. When Elizabeth Bennet first meets eligible bachelor Fitzwilliam Darcy, she thinks him arrogant & conceited; he is indifferent to her good looks & lively mind. When she later discovers that Darcy has involved himself in the troubled relationship between his friend Bingley & her beloved sister Jane, she is determined to dislike him more than ever. In the sparkling comedy of manners that follows, Jane Austen shows the folly of judging by first impressions & superbly evokes the friendships, gossip & snobberies of provincial middle-class life. ...

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