Movie-goers and bookworms alike have enjoyed the various film adaptations of Pride & Prejudice over the decades, and many have adored the original novel for even longer. Written in 1813 by the wickedly clever Jane Austenand adapted to screen numerous times, most notably in 1995 and 2005Pride & Prejudice follows the pursuits of the Bennett sisters in each of their attempts to secure their futures. And, as the sisters frenzied mother repeatedly reminds them, the best shot at a comfortable life for a woman of the time is through an advantageous marriage. After all, our heroine Elizabeth Bennett famously tells us, It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife.