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Charlotte Bronte famously criticized Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice for its ‘neat borders and delicate flowers.’ The novel, she wrote, had ‘no open country, no fresh air, no blue hill, no bonny beck’ – merely ‘elegant but confined houses.’ Fair or not, she could have had no such complaints at Joe Wright’s outdoor extravaganza of [...]

Anyone who thinks that back in the ‘good old days’ dramatizers treated their source material with a little more respect should check out the ending of the 1940 Pride and Prejudice movie. Lady Catherine de Bourgh’s role in the story, not to mention her entire personality, has been given a full-on makeover by screenwriter Aldous [...]

Mr Bennet is one of the most popular characters in Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen describes him as ‘… a mixture of quick parts, sarcastic humour, reserve, and caprice,’ and gives him many of the funniest lines in the book. We also cannot help but be affected by the special bond he has with his [...]

Here are My Pride and Prejudice’s all-time Top 10 Darcy screenshots for your drooling pleasure. We have Matthew Macfayden (2005), Colin Firth (1995), David Rintoul (1980), Laurence Olivier (1940) and Elliot Cowan (Lost in Austen 2008.) They’re in no particular order, so we’ll leave it up to you to rank them according to your preferences!

The Lake Scene vs The Rain Scene
The famous ‘Rain Scene’ from the 2005 Pride and Prejudice movie is where Matthew Macfadyen’s dripping-wet Mr. Darcy proposes to Elizabeth for the first time. The ‘Lake Scene’ from the BBC’s Pride and Prejudice 1995 is the moment after Colin Firth’s Darcy has taken a swim in his [...]

Here are My Pride and Prejudice’s all-time Top 10 screenshots of Pride and Prejudice’s Elizabeth Bennet, ‘as delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.’ From the major Pride and Prejudice screen adaptations, we have images of Keira Knightley (2005), Jennifer Ehle (1995), Elizabeth Garvie (1980) and Greer Garson (1940.)