Stolthet och Fördom - Jane Austen

Stolthet & Fördom (Pride & Prejudice) av Jane Austen är min nya favorit Bok... eller den kommer på en god andra plats efter The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Köpte boken i Jane Austens egna lilla paradis på jorden, nämligen staden Bath, under min resa i England. Jag invigde boken i en traditionell brittisk läsanda, med en kopp te och scones instoppade i munnen. Men jag måste erkänna, jag hade låga förväntningar på den här, är ingen fan av gamla böcker. Den skrevs ju efter allt under slutet av 1700 - talet.

Till min förvåning drunknade jag i den. Mina vänner, ni kommer sluka upp "Stolthet & Fördom" snabbare än vad ni hinner sluka upp en mjuk glass under en varm sommardag. Ni kommer uppleva en och annan "Oh My God :O" under resans gång, och frestas att hoppa över några sidor innan spänningen spräcker er. Men hang in there...

Spoiler Alert... sluta läsa nu om du vill läsa boken.

Här är ett brev som Mr. Darcy skrev till Elisabet efter att hon dissade honom Stooort!

"Dear Miss Bennet, please rest assured that this letter does not contain any of the mushiness which you found so disgusting last night. I only wish to acquit myself of your accusations. First of all, Mr. Wickham. I know not what particular evil he has accused me of, but here is my side of the story. Wickham and I grew up together, as his father was my father's steward. We used to enjoy one another's company, but unfortunately what strength of character Mr. Wickham had soon began to vanish. When my father died and Wickham learned that he had been left a valuable living, he declined any interest in the church and wished to be compenstated accordingly with cash. This I did and then believed him to be out of my life permanently.

Sadly, I was mistaken. Wickham's worst offense came years later against my sister. He met her while she was on holiday near the sea and was able to deceive her into believing herself in love with him, even to consent to an elopement. His object was, undoubtedly, my sister's large fortune.

I was fortunate enough to discover their plan and threatened Wickham within an inch of his life (light sabers are good for that sort of thing). My sister, who has always looked young for her age, was then only fifteen years old.

As for your sister and Bingley, my only defense is that, after careful observation, I truly believed her indifferent. If I had thought her truly in love with him, I could not have had an objection, but I did not want to see my friend in an unloving, generally bad match. I hope you cannot blame me for this. I will only add, God bless you. Fitzwilliam Darcy."

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