Friday, March 12, 2010

The Friday 56: Pride and Prejudice

The Friday 56 is hosted by Tonya at Story Time With Tonya and Friends. To join in, follow these rules:
- Grab the book nearest you. Right now.
- Turn to page 56.
- Find the fifth sentence.
- Post that sentence (plus one or two others if you like) along with these instructions on your blog or (if you do not have your own blog) in the comments section of this blog.

- Post a link along with your post back to Tonya's blog.
- Don't dig for your favorite book, the coolest, the most intellectual. Use the closest!

Book: Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Genre: Fiction
"I have great hopes of finding him quite the reverse. There is a mixture of servility and self-importance in his letter which promises well. I am impatient to see him."

9 comments:

Gina said...

Ooh..good choice! A classic indeed...I know a lot of people who will be thrilled to see this Friday 56 entry. =0)

Tales of Whimsy said...

NICE! I SO need to read this :)

Here is mine :)

Athira said...

I am SOO glad to see a P&P without a 'zombie' or 'dreadful' in its title! Nice choice!

Morgan said...

Oh, this is one of my favorite books of all time. Great friday 56.

Dana said...

Great quote! I love Jane Austen's writing, I should give this a reread sometime!

Tasha said...

There's an award for you on my blog :D

http://trillianbooks.blogspot.com/2010/03/another-blog-award.html

Lisa said...

Hello Emidy! I am just stopping by from Blog Hop!

I am now a brand new follower!

Emidy @ Une Parole said...

Thank you for all the comments! This was a great book indeed. Such a classic!

Trillian - Oh wow, thanks so much!

Lisa - Great, thanks for stopping by! And thanks for following.

Andreea said...

This is one of my favorite books!