Pride and Prejudice: Illustrated

Jane Austen

1912年1月 · Top Five Classics 第 10 冊 · Top Five Books LLC

關於本電子書

This Top Five Classics illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice includes:

• 36 Full-Color Illustrations from the 1898 and 1907 editions by the brothers Charles E. and Henry M. Brock

• Introduction

• Author Bio and Bibliography

“It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.”

So begins one of the most popular and beloved novels of all time, Jane Austen’s masterpiece, Pride and Prejudice.

This Top Five Classics edition adheres to the original 1813 text and has been carefully proofread for errors and elegantly and expertly formatted for ereaders.

關於作者

Jane Austen's life is striking for the contrast between the great works she wrote in secret and the outward appearance of being quite dull and ordinary. Austen was born in the small English town of Steventon in Hampshire, and educated at home by her clergyman father. She was deeply devoted to her family. For a short time, the Austens lived in the resort city of Bath, but when her father died, they returned to Steventon, where Austen lived until her death at the age of 41. Austen was drawn to literature early, she began writing novels that satirized both the writers and the manners of the 1790's. Her sharp sense of humor and keen eye for the ridiculous in human behavior gave her works lasting appeal. She is at her best in such books as Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), in which she examines and often ridicules the behavior of small groups of middle-class characters. Austen relies heavily on conversations among her characters to reveal their personalities, and at times her novels read almost like plays. Several of them have, in fact, been made into films. She is considered to be one of the most beloved British authors.