<P> Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel by Jane Austen , first published in 1813 . The story charts the emotional development of the protagonist , Elizabeth Bennet , who learns the error of making hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between the superficial and the essential . The comedy of the writing lies in the depiction of manners , education , marriage , and money during the British Regency period . </P>
when was the book pride and prejudice written
1813