Pride and Prejudice was initially titled First Impressions

Pride and Prejudice is the world-famous title of Jane Austen's novel, which was initially titled First Impressions. Written in August 1797 when the author was 21 years old, the work was finally published in January 1813 under its definitive name by the publisher Egerton. This final title choice is a direct tribute to the novel Cecilia by Fanny Burney, published in 1782, in which the expression appears verbatim in the moral conclusion.