"Pride and Prejudice" Published 200 Years Ago Today

And there are still holds on the dang thing.  (One of numerous catalog records.)

Step aside, please, Mr Darcy. It’s girls who are the eligible ones now. (The Telegraph, 1/28/2013)

Excerpt:  In Austen’s classic novel, published on January 28, 1813 the protagonist Elizabeth Bennet’s entire future is predicated on her being married off to a successful man. 

It describes a time when there was little reason to educate daughters for a career as they were expected to marry and be supported by someone else’s son.

Jane Austen's 'Pride And Prejudice' At 200. (NPR, 1/24/2013)

Hollywood "high-concept" synopsis:

FIVE LOVE-HUNGRY SISTERS ---- 
AND HOW THEY GOT THEIR HUSBANDS!