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Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice: Preface Study Cards
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| Who wrote the Preface to this edition of Pride and Prejudice? | George Saintsbury |
| Who illustrated this 1894 edition of Pride and Prejudice? | Hugh Thomson |
| When was Pride and Prejudice originally written, and by whom? | It was written around 1796 by Jane Austen, when she was barely twenty-one years old |
| When was Pride and Prejudice revised and published? | It was revised and finished at Chawton about fifteen years after its first writing, and published in 1813, only four years before Austen's death |
| According to Saintsbury, which novel is the "most perfect" and "most eminently quintessential" of Austen's works? | Pride and Prejudice |
| Which Austen novel does Saintsbury say most competent readers (and the "vulgar verdict") would rank above Pride and Prejudice? | Emma |
| How does Saintsbury describe the plot construction of Pride and Prejudice? | Almost regular enough for Fielding; hardly a character or incident could be removed without loss to the story |
| How does Saintsbury contrast the Lydia/Wickham elopement with the Crawford/Mrs. Rushworth affair in Mansfield Park? | The Lydia/Wickham elopement is not a coup de théâtre (theatrical surprise) but connects naturally with the earlier course of the story, unlike the Mansfield Park incident |
| What two natural sources of misunderstanding does Saintsbury identify as driving the plot of Pride and Prejudice? | Wickham's false account of Darcy's conduct, and the gradual transformation of Elizabeth's feelings from aversion to love |
| What criticism does Saintsbury make of Northanger Abbey? | Though fresh and humorous, its scale is small and its scheme is essentially burlesque or parody |
| What criticism does Saintsbury make of Mansfield Park's ending? | The catastrophe is admittedly theatrical, and the hero and heroine (Edmund and Fanny) are insipid |
| Which novel does Saintsbury say has "perhaps the fewest out-and-out admirers"? | Sense and Sensibility |
| To which essayist does Saintsbury compare Jane Austen's humor? | Joseph Addison (author of The Spectator) |
| What qualities does Saintsbury say Austen's humor shares with Addison's? | Demureness, extreme minuteness of touch, avoidance of loud tones and glaring effects, and a restrained but ruthless delight in mocking fools |
| Which character does Saintsbury say shares Austen's own "epicurean delight" in dissecting fools? | Mr. Bennet |
| What comparison does Goldwin Smith make regarding Austen's artistic style? | He compares her art to that of a miniature painter, combining perfection with narrowness of field |
| Which two painters does Saintsbury use to illustrate the true sense of "miniature" as applied to Austen? | Memling and Meissonier (rather than Cosway) |
| What does Saintsbury argue is more important than plot construction in a novel? | Mastery of pathetic or humorous character and command of dialogue |
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