文档介绍：PRIDE AND PREJUDICE
Jane Austen
作者简介
奥斯汀简( ),小说家,生于汉普
郡史蒂文顿,父亲是当地的教区长。她一生中前年在这里度过,后
来在巴斯、南安普敦、乔顿和温切斯特等地居住。她在家中七个孩子
中排行第五,孩提时代就为全家的欢乐而写作,《爱与友谊》(
)就是在这个时期写的。她早期发表的作品讽
刺当时轰动一时的小说,运用常识判断表面戏剧性的环境。后来又发
展这一技巧用以评价普通人的行为。部长篇小说中,部在此时匿名
发表,两部在她死后出版,发表时有作者生前的签名。年出版的
《理智与感伤》()动笔于年;《傲慢
与偏见》( )年面世;《曼斯菲尔德花园》
( ) 年着手写作, 年出版;《爱玛》
( ) 年问世。两部遗作都在年出版;《劝导》
()写于年,《诺桑觉寺》( )
年开始写作,年卖给出版商,并未受到重视,书稿于年
被收回。
Pride and Prejudice 1
Chapter I
IT is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of
a good fortune must be in want of a wife.
However little known the feelings or views of such a man may be on his
first entering a neighbourhood, this truth is so well fixed in the minds of the
surrounding families, that he is considered as the rightful property of some
one or other of their daughters.
“My dear Mr. ,” said his lady to him one day, “have you heard that
Netherfield Park is let at last?”
Mr. replied that he had not.
“But it is,” returned she; “for Mrs. Long has just been here, and she told me
all about it.”
Mr. made no answer.
“Do not you want to know who has taken it?” cried his wife impatiently.
“You want to tell me, and I have no objection to hearing it.”
This was invitation enough.
“Why, my dear, you must know, Mrs. Long says herfield is taken by
a young man of large fortune from the north of England; that he came down
on Monday in a chaise and four to see the place, and was so much delighted
with it that he agreed with Mr. Morris immediately; that he is to take pos-
session before Michaelmas, and some of his servants are to be in
the house by the end of next week.”
“What is his name?”
“Bingley.”
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“Is he married or single?”
“Oh! single, my dear, to be sure! A single man of large fortune; four or five
thousand a year. What a fine thing for our girls!”
“How so? how can it affect them?”
“My dear Mr. ,” replied his wife, “how can you be so tiresome! You
must know that I am thinking of his marryin