Pride And Prejudice


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SaddlebackClassicCovers 09/7/06 10:08 PM Page 4 SADDLEBACK PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Silly Mrs. Bennet is “husband hunting” for her five daughters. Heaven knows it isn’t easy! Darcy would make a great match for Elizabeth—if it weren’t for his false pride and her stubborn prejudice. And the other girls aren’t cooperating, either. Jane is too shy to show affection, and Lydia has run off with an unsuitable army officer! What’s a poor mother to do? Saddleback E-Book AUSTEN 0-QX-Pride and Prejudice-Final 09/6/06 2:48 PM Page 1 Pride and Prejudice JANE AUSTEN ADAPTED BY Janice Greene 0-QX-Pride and Prejudice-Final 09/6/06 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Tom Sawyer The Call of the Wild A Christmas Carol The Count of Monte Cristo Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Dracula Frankenstein Great Expectations Gulliver’s Travels The Hound of the Baskervilles The Hunchback of Notre Dame Jane Eyre The Jungle Book 2:48 PM Page 2 The Last of the Mohicans The Man in the Iron Mask Moby Dick Oliver Twist Pride and Prejudice The Prince and the Pauper The Red Badge of Courage Robinson Crusoe The Scarlet Letter Swiss Family Robinson A Tale of Two Cities The Three Musketeers The Time Machine Treasure Island The War of the Worlds White Fang Development and Production: Laurel Associates, Inc. Cover and Interior Art: Black Eagle Productions Three Watson Irvine, CA 92618-2767 E-Mail: [email protected] Website: www.sdlback.com Copyright © 2003 by Saddleback Educational Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without the written permission of the publisher. ISBN 1-56254-529-9 Printed in the United States of America 08 07 06 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0-QX-Pride and Prejudice-Final 09/6/06 2:48 PM Page 3 CONTENTS 1 A New Neighbor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2 Netherfield Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 3 A Visitor Arrives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 4 Wickham’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 5 Jane’s Disappointment . . . . . . . . . .32 6 Elizabeth Visits Charlotte . . . . . . . . .38 7 Darcy Admits the Truth . . . . . . . . . .44 8 A Letter for Elizabeth . . . . . . . . . . . .50 9 Elizabeth Changes Her Mind . . . . . .57 10 A Family Scandal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 11 Lydia’s Return . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70 12 Three Married Daughters . . . . . . . . .75 0-QX-Pride and Prejudice-Final 1 09/6/06 2:48 PM Page 5 A New Neighbor There is one truth that most women agree upon: A young, single man with a good income must be needing a wife. When such a young man moves into a neighborhood, he may not be aware of his need for a wife. But his neighbors are well aware of it. In fact, he is considered the property of one or another of their daughters. Mrs. Bennet had heard the nearby estate, Netherfield Park, had just been rented. She was very eager to tell her husband. “My dear Mr. Bennet, Netherfield Park has been rented at last!” his wife announced. Mr. Bennet made no answer. “Do you not want to know who has taken it?” she asked impatiently. 5 0-QX-Pride and Prejudice-Final PRIDE AND 09/6/06 2:48 PM Page 6 PREJUDICE “You want to tell me,” Mr. Bennet said, “and I have no objection to hearing it.” “His name is Bingley,” Mrs. Bennet said. “He