Jessica Long
ASIN: B00RR6H4L8
Publisher: Amazon Digital Services LLC
Pages: 44
Like Downton Abbey and Call The Midwife, the BBC adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel, Pride and Prejudice took the world by storm in 1995. Pride and Prejudice is one of the much-loved novels written by Jane Austen about an era where social standing was everything, and marrying well was something that young girls and women would dream of constantly. The 1995 BBC TV adaption of Pride and Prejudice brought this story to life and into the hearts of a new legion of fans. Who will forget the infamous ‘wet shirt’ scene as Colin Firth’s character Darcy emerges from the lake and strides across the lawn dripping wet? The series set Firth down as probably the best Darcy there has been and launched his career into the stratosphere. But was Jane Austen’s depiction of women’s lives in the early 19th century accurate?Pride and Prejudice: Your Backstage Pass to Jane Austen’s Novel and Making of ...