The author explores the history of the phrase "pride and prejudice" prior to Austen naming her most popular novel, and shows how political use of the phrase continued well into the 19th century. With hundreds of examples, the author shows how the phrase was used to uphold independence from oppression, criticize enslavement and the slave trade, and support revolution against monarchs. Burns argues by using this title, Austen supported independent reason, reinforced women writing, and opposed enslavement. Used by Frances Burney in fiction, Thomas Paine in Common Sense, and Frederick Douglass throughout his life, the phrase is still useful today on many levels. McFarland. 2024. Paper. NEW. $42.00