About the book: 2017 / Jane Austen’s novels became especially popular in the twentieth century, when liberated and equal women around the world joined the ranks of the reading public en masse. It turned out that the books of the British girl, who never married and never left her native Hampshire, amazingly combine the advantages of real literature with the features of a romance novel: these are stories of love and marriage, but written so ironically, observantly and vividly that they are rightfully considered classics English realism. “Pride and Arrogance” is a canonical novel about love born out of prejudice, but a rich, handsome aristocrat and a modest but intelligent young lady from a poor family are depicted so slyly and witty that for the third century they have excited the imagination of readers, and now also filmmakers - this is perhaps the most filmed book in the history of cinema. When releasing classic books, we, the Vremya publishing house, really wanted to create a truly modern series, to show a living connection between the timeless classics and the surrounding reality. Therefore, we turned to famous writers, scientists, journalists and cultural figures with a request to write accompanying articles for the books they chose - not dry explanatory texts or cheat sheets for exams, but a kind of declaration of love to the authors dear to their hearts. Some turned it out sublime and touching, others drier and more academic, but it is always sincere and interesting, and sometimes unexpected and unusual. Journalist and art critic Alena Solntseva confesses her love for “Pride and Arrogance” - the book is worth reading just to compare your opinion with the article and look at the work from a different angle.