Elizabeth Bennet

Elizabeth Bennet
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Lizzy, Elizabeth Darcy
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Elizabeth is an intelligent young woman who is described as having "a lively, playful disposition, which delighted in any thing ridiculous". She often presents a playful good natured impertinence, that does not offend. Early in the novel she is depicted as being personally proud of her mental quickness and her acuity in judging the social behaviour and intentions of others.

Elizabeth is the second of five sisters and her father's favourite, and is described by him by having "something more of quickness than her sisters"; though she is often distressed and embarrassed by the behaviour of her mother and of her younger sisters. Her father is a gentleman and a landowner, but his estate, Longbourn, is entailed away from him because he does not have a son, and upon his death, Longbourn will be inherited by his cousin Mr. Collins, a sycophantic and foolish clergyman. Elizabeth is described as being the child that her mother is "least fond" of - especially after she refuses Mr. Collins' proposa…more
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Books with Elizabeth Bennet

Pride and Prejudice
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4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 971,730 ratings — published 1813
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3.42 of 5 stars 3.42 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2006
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3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 1,715 ratings — published 2007
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3.36 of 5 stars 3.36 avg rating — 5,983 ratings — published 1999
Darcy & Elizabeth: Nights a...
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 2,195 ratings — published 2003
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3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 862 ratings — published 1999
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3.48 of 5 stars 3.48 avg rating — 911 ratings
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3.15 of 5 stars 3.15 avg rating — 698 ratings — published 2008
An Assembly Such as This  (...
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 7,218 ratings — published 2006
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