傲慢與偏見（英文版）

英國著名女作家簡•奧斯汀代表作，一部描寫愛情與婚姻的小說。《傲慢與偏見》以男女主人公達西和伊麗莎白由於傲慢和偏見而產生的愛情糾葛為線索，共寫了四起姻緣，小說情節曲折，富有戲劇性，語言清新流暢，充滿機智，是奧斯汀最受歡迎的一部小說。

女主人公伊麗莎白•班納特，出身於小地主家庭，有四個姐妹，姐姐簡•班納特、妹妹瑪麗•班納特、凱蒂•班納特和萊蒂婭•班納特。姐妹五人單調且略顯平靜的生活伴隨著兩個年輕小伙子的到來而泛起無可平滅的波瀾。健康向上的賓格里和富家子達西是一對要好的朋友，在結識了鎮上班納特家的這「五朵金花」之後，一段美麗而飽含「傲慢與偏見」的愛情故事由此展開。

簡•奧斯汀（1775-1817年），英國著名女作家。她的作品主要關注鄉紳家庭女性的婚姻和生活，以女性特有的細致入微的觀察力和活潑風趣的文字真實地描繪了她周圍世界的小天地。

奧斯汀20歲左右開始寫作，一生共發表了6部長篇小說，分別是《傲慢與偏見》、《理智與隋感》、《曼斯菲爾德庄園》、《愛瑪》、《諾桑覺寺》和《勸導》。奧斯汀的小說出現在19世紀初，一掃風行一時的假浪漫主義潮流，繼承和發展了英國18世紀優秀的現實主義傳統，為19世紀現實主義小說的高潮做了准備。

她是世界上為數不多的著名女性作家之一，是介於新古典主義和浪漫運動的抒情主義之間的「小幅畫家」和「家庭小說家」，文學評論家眼里在不朽性方面勘與莎士比亞相提並論的英國作家。


Pride and Prejudice is a novel of manners by Jane Austen, first published in 1813. The story follows the main character, Elizabeth Bennet, as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of the British Regency. Elizabeth is the second of five daughters of a country gentleman living near the fictional town of Meryton in Hertfordshire, near London.
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr. and Mrs. Bennet』s five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr. Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr. Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood. While Bingley takes an immediate liking to the eldest Bennet daughter, Jane, Darcy has difficulty adapting to local society and repeatedly clashes with the second-eldest Bennet daughter, Elizabeth.
Pride and Prejudice retains a fascination for modern readers, continuing near the top of lists of 「most loved books」. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, selling over 20 million copies, and receives considerable attention from literary scholars. Modern interest in the book has resulted in a number of dramatic adaptations and an abundance of novels and stories imitating Austen’’s memorable characters or themes.
In 2003, the BBC carried out a survey on books 「The Big Read」, over three quarters of a million votes were received from the British public to find the 「nation’’s best-loved novel」 of all time, Pride and Prejudice ranks No. 2 in the lists of 200 books.