Jane Austen and P&P
Pride and Prejudice turned 200 this January. It is hard to imagine that a story set in rural England 200 years ago could have this much sway over the minds of thousands of women, but Pride and Prejudice does just that. I believe that P&P is the original chick-lit, but in a language and a form far superior to those we have today. (not owned by me) Pride and Prejudice marries two of my most favourite characteristics in romance novels. The first is the heroine - Obstinate, headstrong girl , as rightly called by Lady Catherine De Borough. And the enigmatic, slightly rude hero with a heart of gold. All in all, it resembles a firangi version of a Bollywood movie. Upper class and lower class protagonists - an excellent conflict if there was one - hatred that blossoms into love - much more entertaining than the sappy stories - and clever quips and biting dialogues. But there is a freshness of the prose that I feel our films can hardly aspire to. But with the changi...