It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.' Originally titled First Impressions, Jane Austen's second and most popular novel abounds with wit, intriguing dialogue, and even suspense. In this comedy of manners, the well-to-do (and not so well-to-do) are placed under Austen's unique microscope, as their lives, loves, pride, and prejudices are detailed with exquisite language-the kind of literary language that earned this