When was Pride and Prejudice written?

Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice was published in 1813, but its first version was completed between October 1796 and August 1797. The original title was First Impressions. In 1797 Austen’s father contacted a London publisher for publication, but the offer was declined. In 1809, after settling in Chawton, England, in a cottage on her brother’s estate, Austen renewed her determination to prepare Pride and Prejudice for publication. It was at last published in January 1813.