Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen (1813), is a novel studied from GCSE level.  It is about issues of class, and of marriage and courtship.  Pride and Prejudice was considered the 'darling child' of the creative mind of Jane Austen and the themes, characters and concepts explored in the novel have had an indelible mark on contemporary and modern society over the past 200 years.  From West London English Tutor, English and MediaTutor, Harrow, London www.westlondon-englishtutor.com