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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Jane Austen

Pride and Prejudice

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Topic

Single men Men and women

Author

Jane Austen

Source

Pride and Prejudice

Medium

Novel

Statement Type

Opening lines

Language

English

Time

1813 1810s 19th century

Authentication Score 3

Original Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 1.

Current Citation

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 1.