17996 Study Guides Beautifully illustrated throughout

Beautifully illustrated throughout

With a chapter on literary views on capital punishment

Various aspects of London life are covered

Letters to various important figures

17996 Study Guides Beautifully illustrated throughoutThe author explores the history of the phrase "pride and prejudice" prior to Austen naming her most popular novel, and shows how political use of the phrase continued well into the 19th century. With hundreds of examples, the author shows how the phrase was used to uphold independence from oppression, criticize enslavement and the slave trade, and support revolution against monarchs. Burns argues by using this title, Austen supported independent