Finished this one day too late! Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austin, 5 stars as per usual

[Karin]

This was meant for September's theme, but I was busy and didn't finish it on time.

This is the classic romance about a man with pride and a woman with prejudice who meet, dislike each other, but first one falls in love and later the other. Oversimplified? Yes, of course! The writing is brilliant and witty and many of the insights into human nature are excellent. It's also a great peak into the manners and mores of Edwardian England in the upper classes.

You know the writing is excellent when you have to force yourself to stop to go to bed even though you know full well what happens next.

I'm not adding the above to my various reviews of this book.

[Robin P]

Yes, after reading a lot of Austen-like books, reading the original reminds you how much better a writer she was than her imitators.

One quibble, it's not Edwardian - it's either Georgian or Regency
Usually it's classed as Regency, because there was a Prince Regent (who was quite a party guy) while the king was physically and/or mentally ill.

Edwardian is about 1901-1910 - from death of Victoria. Downton Abbey starts just at the end of that - 1912. Apparently after that, eras were no longer named for monarchs.