Orgullo y prejuicio

by Jane Austen, Ángeles Caso (Translator), Hugh Thomson (Illustrator)

Cuando Elizabeth Bennet conoce al enigmático señor Darcy, su arrogancia y aparente desprecio la llenan de desdén. Herida en su orgullo, Elizabeth encuentra consuelo en la atención del carismático ofificial Wickham, pero en un mundo regido por las apariencias y las conveniencias matrimoniales, las primeras impresiones pueden resultar engañosas. Entre promesas que se desvanecen, rumores que se propagan a la velocidad del viento y sentimientos que desafían toda lógica, Elizabeth y Darcy se verán atrapados en un duelo de ingenio, orgullo y deseo que pondrá a prueba sus certezas sobre el amor, la moral y la sociedad.

La nueva traducción de Ángeles Caso, novelista y profunda conocedora de la literatura inglesa, nos devuelve a la esencia de la obra más célebre de Jane Austen. Su versión captura la ligereza, el ingenio y la ironía que han hecho de Orgullo y prejuicio un clásico imperecedero. Además, esta edición incluye las ilustraciones originales de Hugh Thomson, que plasman con gran sensibilidad la atmósfera y los personajes de la novela.

 

480 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 7, 2025

About the author

Jane Austen was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment upon the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security. Her works are an implicit critique of the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century literary realism. Her deft use of social commentary, realism and biting irony have earned her acclaim among critics and scholars.

The anonymously published Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), and Emma (1816), were a modest success but brought her little fame in her lifetime. She wrote two other novels—Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1817—and began another, eventually titled Sanditon, but died before its completion. She also left behind three volumes of juvenile writings in manuscript, the short epistolary novel Lady Susan, and the unfinished novel The Watsons.
Since her death Austen's novels have rarely been out of print. A significant transition in her reputation occurred in 1833, when they were republished in Richard Bentley's Standard Novels series (illustrated by Ferdinand Pickering and sold as a set). They gradually gained wide acclaim and popular readership. In 1869, fifty-two years after her death, her nephew's publication of A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced a compelling version of her writing career and supposedly uneventful life to an eager audience. Her work has inspired a large number of critical essays and has been included in many literary anthologies. Her novels have also inspired many films, including 1940's Pride and Prejudice, 1995's Sense and Sensibility and 2016's Love & Friendship.