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Pride and Prejudice / Idle Pursuits

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: gender roles, societal expectations, romance, military influence, leisure  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-29

She has been allowed to dispose of her time in the most idle and frivolous manner, and to adopt any opinions that came in her way. Since the ----shire...
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Pride and Prejudice / Emotional Conflict

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: love, resentment, societal expectations, personal conflict, emotional vulnerability  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-25

In spite of her deeply-rooted dislike, she could not be insensible to the compliment of such a man’s affection, and though her intentions did not vary...
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Pride and Prejudice / Social Dynamics Revealed

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: vulnerability, societal expectation, family tension, performance, derision  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-25

Mary’s powers were by no means fitted for such a display; her voice was weak, and her manner affected. She looked at Jane to see how she bore it; but ...
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Pride and Prejudice / Marriage and Agency

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: social status, individual agency, marriage, pride, societal expectations  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-20

I do assure you that I am not one of those young ladies (if such young ladies there are) who are so daring as to risk their happiness on the chance of...
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Pride and Prejudice / Inheritance Dynamics

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: gender roles, class struggle, familial tension, societal expectations  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-20

And so, I suppose, they often talk of having Longbourn when your father is dead. They look upon it quite as their own, I dare say, whenever that happe...
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Pride and Prejudice / Contrasting Friendships

Author: Jane Austen (Gutenberg)  | Themes: friendship, class dynamics, character contrast, societal expectations  | Source: Project Gutenberg  | Published: 2025-11-15

the principal rooms, satisfied with what the owner said in its praise, and took it immediately. Between him and Darcy there was a very steady friendsh...