It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good forturen must be in want of a wife.

However little known the feelings or views of such a man many be on his first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the surrouding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of their daughters.

Questions:

A. Identify the author and the title from which the above passage is taken.

B. What is this passage describing?