The text of Pride a nd Prejudice is the 1813 first edition text. ",Backgrounds a nd Sources", includes biographical po r traits of Austen by members of her family a nd by acclaimed biographers Claire Tomalin a nd David Nokes. Seventeen of Austen’s letters--eight of them new to the Third Edition--allow readers to glimpse the close-knit society that was Austen’s wo r ld, both in life a nd in her writing. Samples of Austen’s early writing allow readers to trace her growth as a writer as well as to read her fiction comparatively. ",Criticism", features nineteen assessments of the novel, seven of them new to the Third Edition. Among them is an interview with Colin Firth on the recent BBC television adaptation of the novel. Also included are pieces by Richard Whately, Margaret Oliphant, Richard Simpson, D. W. Harding, Do r othy Van Ghent, Alistair Duckwo r th, Stuart Tave, Marilyn Butler, Nina Auerbach, Susan Mo r gan, Claudia L. Johnson, Susan Fraiman, Debo r ah Kaplan, Tara Goshal Wallace, Cheryl L. Nixon, David Spring, Edward Ahearn, a nd Donald Gray. A Chronology-new to the Third Edition-a nd a se lected Bibliography are also included. أقرأ أقل