"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice Set against the background the Georgian era, Pride and Prejudice is a spirited and romantic novel by Jane Austen. Mr Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire, England with his overbearing wife. The Bennets have 5 daughters one of them being Elizabeth Bennet. In the story, Elizabeth learns a lesson about making hasty judgments. She later comes to lean important life lessons.