text: After reading Pride and Prejudice , playwright Richard Sheridan advised a friend to '' ( b ) uy it immediately '' for it `` was one of the cleverest things '' he had ever read .
simplified: Pride and Prejudice was enjoyed by Richard Sheridan , a person who wrote plays . He told a friend to '' ( b ) uy it immediately '' for it `` was one of the cleverest things '' he had ever read .