Pride and Prejudice
Published on 19. September 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
388 pages
978-1-257-80659-1 (ISBN)
Description
A DELECTABLE NEW EDITION OF JANE AUSTEN'S MASTERPIECE. While there are many different editions of Pride and Prejudice to choose from, the discerning book-lover will be charmed at first sight by this cover, which features paintings of Jane Austen, the "literary lioness" herself; delighted with this typesetting, which is elegant and eminently readable; pleased by this classic novella size, which is just right for holding in the hand; and proud to be encouraging an independent publisher: Black Chicken Unlimited is the roost for most curious bk-bk-bk-books.
Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's second finished novel, written when she was "not one and twenty." Her first novel was Sense and Sensibility, written as a teenager. And, if we are being completely honest, she wrote extensively for all of her youth, forming a fairly large collection of "boisterous" short, satirical pieces. She read all her works to her family; Pride and Prejudice quickly became their "favourite." From what we know of Jane Austen (for much of her history has been lost), it seems she was forever writing, although it wasn't considered proper for a woman to make a career writing; more accurately, it wasn't proper to seek to be a "literary lioness" (a celebrity). For this reason, Jane Austen's works were only published anonymously in her lifetime (after first being rejected by publishers, then bought cheaply by publishers, and eventually, being translated and sold in foreign countries without her permission or to her profit). This edition, edited by A.J. Schaar, seeks to celebrate Jane Austen and give her all the Pride of Place she deserves as a true literary lioness.
Pride and Prejudice is Jane Austen's second finished novel, written when she was "not one and twenty." Her first novel was Sense and Sensibility, written as a teenager. And, if we are being completely honest, she wrote extensively for all of her youth, forming a fairly large collection of "boisterous" short, satirical pieces. She read all her works to her family; Pride and Prejudice quickly became their "favourite." From what we know of Jane Austen (for much of her history has been lost), it seems she was forever writing, although it wasn't considered proper for a woman to make a career writing; more accurately, it wasn't proper to seek to be a "literary lioness" (a celebrity). For this reason, Jane Austen's works were only published anonymously in her lifetime (after first being rejected by publishers, then bought cheaply by publishers, and eventually, being translated and sold in foreign countries without her permission or to her profit). This edition, edited by A.J. Schaar, seeks to celebrate Jane Austen and give her all the Pride of Place she deserves as a true literary lioness.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
466 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-257-80659-1 (9781257806591)
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Persons
Northanger Abbey fue la primera de las novelas de Jane Austen que estuvo preparada para su publicación, aunque antes había comenzado a trabajar en Sentido y sensibilidad y Orgullo y prejuicio. De acuerdo con el memorándum de Cassandra Austen, Susan (como fue llamado en principio) se escribió alrededor de los años 1798-1799.Northanger Abbey se escribió en 1798, lo revisó para la imprenta en 1803, y lo vendió ese mismo año por diez libras (£10) a un vendedor de libros de Bath, Crosbie & Co., quien después de dejarlo durante varios años en sus baldas, lo revendió al hermano de la novelista, Henry Austen, por la misma suma que él había pagado al principio, desconociendo que la escritora era ya la autora de cuatro populares novelas. La novela fue revisada de nuevo antes de publicarse póstumamente a finales de diciembre de 1817 (1818 se dice en su página inicial), como los dos primeros volúmenes de un conjunto de cuatro, siguiéndole Persuasión.Nadie que hubiera conocido a Catherine Morland en su infancia habría imaginado que el destino le reservaba un papel de heroína de novela. Ni su posición social ni el carácter de sus padres, ni siquiera la personalidad de la niña, favorecían tal suposición. Mr. Morland era un hombre de vida ordenada, clérigo y dueño de una pequeña fortuna que, unida a los dos excelentes beneficios que en virtud de su profesión usufructuaba, le daban para vivir holgadamente. Su nombre era Richard jamás pudo jactarse de ser bien parecido y no se mostró en su vida partidario de tener sujetas a sus hijas. La madre de Catherine era una mujer de buen sentido, carácter afable y una salud a toda prueba. Fruto del matrimonio nacieron, en primer lugar, tres hijos varones luego, Catherine, y lejos de fallecer la madre al advenimiento de ésta, dejándola huérfana, como habría correspondido tratándose de la protagonista de una novela, Mrs. Morland siguió disfrutando de una salud excelente, lo que le permitió a su debido tiempo dar a luz seis hijos más.Los Morland siempre fueron considerados una familia admirable, ninguno de cuyos miembros tenía defecto físico alguno sin embargo, todos carecían del don de la belleza, en particular, y durante los primeros años de su vida, Catherine, que además de ser excesivamente delgada, tenía el cutis pálido, el cabello lacio y facciones inexpresivas. Tampoco mostró la niña un desarrollo mental superlativo.