小说围绕班奈特太太如何把五个女儿嫁出去的主题展开。达西富有骄傲，代表傲慢；伊丽沙白聪明任性，代表偏见。最后，真爱终于打破了这种傲慢和偏见，小说在结婚典礼中结束，奥斯汀在这部小说中饶有风趣地反映了18世纪末、19世纪初英国乡情风俗和世态人情，给人以艺术的想象，是一部社会风俗喜剧佳作。

作品描写傲慢的单身青年达西与偏见的二小姐伊丽莎白、富裕的单身贵族彬格莱与贤淑的大小姐吉英之间的感情纠葛，充分表达了作者本人的婚姻观，强调经济利益对恋爱和婚姻的影响。

班纳特家的五个女儿在母亲用心良苦的安排下，整日期待与富有、地位显赫的贵族联姻。大姐吉英与新邻居彬格莱先生一见钟情；二姐伊莉莎白对彬格莱身边傲慢的达西先生有很深的偏见。几经命运的捉弄，达西向伊丽莎白求婚遭到拒绝，使他的傲慢受到重挫。伊丽莎自的妹妹丽迪雅被伪君子威科汉姆所骗，达西默默地奔走帮忙，使伊丽莎白对达西渐生爱意。最终，达西的傲慢和伊丽莎白的偏见注定了这是一段误会重重却又不失完美结局的爱情故事。

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Chapter 20

Chapter 21

Chapter 22

Chapter 23

Chapter 24

Chapter 25

Chapter 26

Chapter 27

Chapter 28

Chapter 29

Chapter 30

Chapter 31

Chapter 32

Chapter 33

Chapter 34

Chapter 35

Chapter 36

Chapter 37

Chapter 38

Chapter 39

Chapter 40

Chapter 41

Chapter 42

Chapter 43

Chapter 44

Chapter 45

Chapter 46

Chapter 47

Chapter 48

Chapter 49

Chapter 50

Chapter 51

Chapter 52

Chapter 53

Chapter 54

Chapter 55

Chapter 56

Chapter 57

Chapter 58

Chapter 59

Chapter 60

Chapter 61

Chapter 1

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

 However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrounding families that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

 "My dear Mr. Bennet," said his lady to him one day,"have you heard that Netherfield Park is let at last?"

Mr. Bennet replied that he had not.

 "But it is," returned she; "for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me all about it."

Mr. Bennet made no answer.

"Do not you want to know who has taken it?" cried his wife impatiently.

"You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it."

This was invitation enough.

"Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says that Netherfield is taken by a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately;that he is to take possession before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in the house by the end of next week."

"What is his name?"

"Bingley."

"Is he married or single?"

"Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!"

"How so? How can it affect them?"

"My dear Mr. Bennet," replied his wife, "how can you be so tiresome! You must know that I am thinking of his marrying one of them."

"Is that his design in settling here?"

"Design! nonsense, how can you talk so! But it is very likely that he may fall in love with one of them, and therefore you must visit him as soon as he comes."

"I see no occasion for that. You and the girls may go,or you may send them by themselves, which perhaps will be still better, for as you are as handsome as any of them,Mr. Bingley might like you the best of the party."

~'My dear, you flatter me. I certainly have had my share of beauty, but I do not pretend to be anything extraordinary now. When a woman has five grown up daughters, she ought to give over thinking of her own beauty."

"In such cases, a woman has not often much beauty to think of."   ~'But, my dear, you must indeed go and see Mr. Bingley when he comes into the neighbourhood."

"It is more than I engage for, I assure you."

"But consider your daughters. Only think what an establishment it would be for one of them. Sir William and Lady Lucas are determined to go, merely on that account,for in general you know they visit no newcomers. Indeed you must go, for it will be impossible for us to visit him if you do not."

"You are over scrupulous surely. I dare say Mr. Bingley will be very glad to see you; and I will send a few lines by you to assure him of my hearty consent to his marrying whichever he chooses of the girls; though I must throw in a good word for my little Lizzy."

'~I desire you will do no such thing. Lizzy is not a bit better than the others; and I am sure she is not half so handsome as Jane, nor half so good-humoured as Lydia.But you are always giving her the preference."

"They have none of them much to recommend them," replied he; "they are all silly and ignorant like other girls; but Lizzy has something more of quickness than her sisters."

"Mr. Bem~et, how can you abuse your own children in such a way? You take delight in vexing me. You have no compassion on my poor nerves."

 "You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least."

 "Ah! you do not know what I suffer."

 "But I hope you will get over it, and live to see many young men of four thousand a year come into the neighbourhood."

 "It will be no use to us if twenty such should come since you will not visit them."

 "Depend upon it, my dear, that when there are twenty, I will visit them all."

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