Orgullo y prejuicio / Pride and Prejudice (Clásicos ilustrados)

by Jane Austen, Concha Cardeñoso (Translator), Giselfust (Illustrator)

448 pages, Hardcover

Published November 1, 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.

Reviews

[brie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Siendo tan fan de la película del 2005 como lo soy me parecia un crimen no haber leído hasta ahora la novela original y me puse como objetivo de este 2026 leérmelo por fin.

Se que no es justo comparar ambas obras pero en este caso siento que cada una tiene puntos a su favor y otras en contra. Mientras que el libro tiene más tiempo de darle importancia o explicar mejor y con más detalle ciertas subtramas, considero que la película tiene momentos iconicos que potencian el material original. Ambas se complementan muy bien y gracias a que existe una puedo amar la otra y viceversa.

Ha sido una experiencia muy entretenida y, una vez más, me he enamorado de mi querido Señor Darcy.