Famous Translations (Illustrated Edition) -- Pride and Prejudice

Author: Austen
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Publish Date: 2003-03-01
Features: In the 1990s, our press published a large-scale series titled "The World Literature Masterpieces Library," which consisted of 200 books and comprehensively reflected the highest achievements of world literature. To meet the needs of a broad readership, we adhered to the principle of "selecting the best from the best" and chose a collection of most beloved foreign literary masterpieces from the library. These works were translated by renowned translators such as Bing Xin, Yang Jiang, Zhu Shenghao, and others, with elegant and fluent translations that faithfully captured the style of the originals. Accompanied by exquisite illustrations, they were compiled into a series called "Famous Works with Illustrations." We hope this series becomes a precious gift presented to readers by the People's Literature Publishing House.
In the late 18th century, British fiction seemed to have reached a stagnant phase. From the beginning of the century, led by Daniel Defoe and Jonathan Swift, British fiction underwent a golden age of excellence through novelists such as Henry Fielding and Samuel Richardson. By this time, it had shown signs of a "late-century" decline. Society was filled with imitations of the aforementioned authors, making family reading sessions around the fireplace after dinner dull and unenjoyable. Meanwhile, Gothic novels, which were then in vogue, with their bizarre and terrifying plots, had readers socially numb. At precisely this moment, a fresh and innovative female writer named Jane Austen (1775–1817) emerged from Steventon Town in the southern midlands of England.