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http://prideandprejudiceandkitties.com/blog/
http://blog.janeaustenaddict.com/pride_and_prejudice/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pride_and_Prejudice_and_Zombies
20 Fun Facts about Pride and Prejudice and Jane Austen!
1. The novel was first published in 1813. (via)
2. The novel was originally titled First Impressions. (via)
3. The wife of Lord Byron called it “a fashionable novel”. (via)
4. Jane Austen sold the rights to Thomas Egerton for £110. (via)
5. P.D. James Death Comes to Pemberley is a murder mystery six years after the marriage of Elizabeth and Darcy’s marriage.
6. The first line in Pride and Prejudice is “‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife’.
7. The last line in the book: ‘And they were both ever sensible of the warmest gratitude towards the persons who, by bringing her into Derbyshire, had been the means of uniting them’.
8. There are numerous film adaptations of the book, the most recent starringKiera Knightly & Matthew Macfadyen.
9. There are many character maps decoding the book. Check out wikipedia’s version here.
10. Charlotte Bronte wasn’t a fan and expressed so in a letter to George Henry Lewes. (via)
11. It is believed that the title of the book is taken from a passage in Fanny Burney’spopular 1782 novel Cecilia. (via)
12. She wrote the book when she was 21 years old, but it didn’t get published until she was 37. (via)
13. The book has sold approximately 20 million copies worldwide. (via)
14. Jane Austen wrote 6 complete novels. (via)
15. The Guardian is celebrating the anniversary by asking authors to provide alternative endings to the beloved book. Click here to read them.
16. Many wedding are inspired by the book, check outthese beautiful interpretations!
17. According to Goodreads, these are the Best Pride and Prejudice Sequels/Adaptations/Spin-offs. (via)
18. Etsy and Pinterest provide thousands of memorabilia around Pride and Prejudice.
19. Typing Pride and Prejudice into Tumblr will provide you with a combination of GIFs, Lizzie Bennet links and beautiful book covers.
20. Speaking of Lizzie Bennet, there is an entire YouTube series called The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, surrounding this book set in today’s day and age. If you’ve yet to see it, here are the first 10 videos and the first one below!
(All the red links can be clicked on and lead to fun things about Pride and Prejudice and other related movies :) )
Citation: ( http://reederreads.com/2013/01/28/20-interesting-facts-about-jane-austens-pride-and-prejudice/ )
Twitter/ Tumblr accounts relating to Jane Austen or Pride and Prejudice
Twitter:
@DailyPP
@JaneAustenSMS
@PridePrejRadio
@pandp2005
#IlovePrideandPrejudice
Tumlbr:
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