Fitzwilliam Darcy

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I have been a selfish being all my life, in practice, though not in principle.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic

Selfishness Theory vs. practice

Speaker

Fitzwilliam Darcy

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Pride and Prejudice

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 16.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 16.

I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look, or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic

Falling in love Being in love

Speaker

Fitzwilliam Darcy

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Pride and Prejudice

Medium

Novel

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 3, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 18.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 18.