Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her friends and family. Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters. Though the circumstances of the time and environment push her to seek a marriage of convenience for economic security, Elizabeth wishes to marry for love. Elizabeth is regarded as the most admirable and endearing of Austen’s heroines. She is considered one of the most beloved characters in British literature because of her complexity. Austen herself described Elizabeth as “delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.”
| Alias Elizabeth Bennet |
| Real Names/Alt Names Elizabeth Bennet |
| Characteristics Hero, Literary Characters, Wold Newton Universe, Romantic Age, British |
| Creators/Key Contributors Jane Austen |
| First Appearance Pride & Prejudice (1813) |
| First Publisher T. Egerton, Whitehall |
| Appearance List Novels: Pride & Prejudice (1813) by Jane Austen, Old Friends and New Fancies: An Imaginary Sequel to the Novels of Jane Austen (1913) is a novel by Sybil G. Brinton. Theater: The Bennets: A Play Without a Plot, Adapted from Jane Austen’s Novel “Pride and Prejudice” by Rosina Filippi (1901). |
| Sample Read Pride & Prejudice (1813) [Standard eBooks] |
| Description Elizabeth Bennet is the protagonist in the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. She is often referred to as Eliza or Lizzy by her friends and family. Elizabeth is the second child in a family of five daughters. Though the circumstances of the time and environment push her to seek a marriage of convenience for economic security, Elizabeth wishes to marry for love. Elizabeth is regarded as the most admirable and endearing of Austen’s heroines. She is considered one of the most beloved characters in British literature because of her complexity. Austen herself described Elizabeth as “delightful a creature as ever appeared in print.” |
| Source Elizabeth Bennet – Wikipedia |




