Anipal Book Club 2 #PNP2

#PNP Part 2

PRIDE & PREJUDICE: chapters 1 -15

I think Mr Bennet is a very tolerant man (he needs to be for a quiet life with Mrs Bennet). He seems like the sort of man who could put his foot down if he felt strongly about something though.

Mrs Bennet seems like an awful woman who is selfish and single-minded (she just wants to see her daughters all married off), but I quite like her determination and commitment to the cause. She seems to only see things from her own perspective. Not the sort of woman you'd want to be friends with in real life. However, in those days, if she didn't see her daughters all married they wouldn't have much of a prospect.

Lizzy is my favourite of the daughters & favourite character of the book. She has a spark of life & an independence which would have probably been frowned on in those days!

Least favourite character is Charlotte Bingley as she seems to be mean-spirited and devious trying to gain favour with Mr Darcy and paint Lizzy in a poor light as she knows Mr Darcy is actually keen on Lizzy.

I didn't realise that P&P was originally called First Impressions, but I think both are equally fitting titles (probably more evident later on in the book - Shhhh!).

The language sets the scene and serves as a reminder that it was a bygone era when life and expectations were very different.

There have been several terms / words I wasn't familiar with & had to look up:

Ch 5 - hack chaise (Hack = a worn out old horse. Chaise = an open top carriage on 2 wheels for 1 or 2 people.)

Ch 8 - Loo (gambling card game)

Ch 10 - Piquet (a trick-playing card game for 2 players)

Ch 12 - Thorough-bass (music)

Ch 13 - Entail ( law settle the inheritance over a number of generations so property usually remains with family group)

Ch 13 - Quadrille (Square dance with 4 couples)

Ch 14 - Phaeton (A light open 4 wheel horse drawn carriage)

So I am having fun AND learning new things!