Born Dec. 16, 1775 in Steventon, Hampshire, and died July 18, 1817 in Winchester. English writer, author of the novels describing the life of the English upper class of the early nineteenth century. Although she led a relatively secluded life in the provinces Hampshire, it did not deprive her a sense of observation and. Her story most often refers to marriage and some social problems (Austen herself never married). Relarively secluded life – do ść samotne ż ycie Deprive – pozbawi ć /zepsu ć

Pride and Prejudice is comprised of 61 chapters of, written in the convention romance and is also one of the first novels of socio- moral. The author shows life of English high society at the turn of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. is comprised – sk ł ada si ę

The book's title refers to a bet by the author of the thesis that the first impression is often confusing, and closer knowledge can dramatically change an opinion about another person. The novel was written in the years , and its original title was First Impressions. the first impression is often confusing – pierwsze wra ż enie jest cz ę sto myl ą ce refer to – odnosi ć si ę

Elizabeth Bennet The second daughter in the Bennet family, and the most intelligent and quick-witted, Elizabeth is the protagonist of Pride and Prejudice and one of the most well-known female characters in English literature. Her admirable qualities are numerous—she is lovely, clever, and, in a novel defined by dialogue, she converses as brilliantly as anyone. Her honesty, virtue, and lively wit enable her to rise above the nonsense and bad behavior that pervade her class-bound and often spiteful society. quick-witted – wygadana, dowcipna she converces as brilliantly as anyone – prowadzi rozmowy tak inteligentnie jak nikt inny spiteful– z ł o ś liwy

Fitzwilliam Darcy The son of a wealthy, well-established family and the master of the great estate of Pemberley, Darcy is Elizabeth’s male counterpart. The narrator relates Elizabeth’s point of view of events more often than Darcy’s, so Elizabeth often seems a more sympathetic figure. The reader eventually realizes, however, that Darcy is her ideal match. well-established – dobrze sytuowana counterpart – odpowiednik ideal match – idea ł (o partnerze/partnerce)