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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good… — Jane Austen

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It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.

Jane Austen
Pride and Prejudice · 1813
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Single menMen and women
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1813
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Jane Austen
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Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Penguin Books, 2002, ch. 1.
Original citation
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. Vol. 1, London: Thomas Egerton, 1813, ch. 1.

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