The love between Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy is a struggle. He has his pride, she has her pragmatic view of the world. When they are brought together their most stubborn sides clash, but by challenging each other they also build a truly remarkable relationship. As clear as Jane Austen's Victorian novel is in depicting romantic relationships as power plays, the characters are just as multifaceted and changeable, and the environments and landscapes equally vivid. Not for nothing is Pride and Prejudice one of history's most read and talked-about novels. JANE AUSTEN [1775–1817] was an English author. Her novels are set in the English nobility, often portrayed with sharp irony. Social rules and codes are often barriers to finding happiness, especially for the women her novels center around. Austen is one of the most beloved authors of all time and her works are constantly being adapted for film, television and the stage.