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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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

Occupation

Novelist Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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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.

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Current Citation

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Time
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