Chapter 1
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." The line establishes Austen's ironic narrative voice.
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From Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
One of the most famous opening sentences in English literature, ironically introducing the novel's themes of marriage, money, and social expectation.
Chapter 1
The Mr. and Mrs. Bennet dialogue about Netherfield Park immediately follows, displaying their incompatible temperaments and Mrs. Bennet's matrimonial scheming.
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