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今はまだ20ページしか読んでいませんが、既に多くの難しい単語や言い回しに出くわしています。なので、10ページ読むのに1時間もかかりました（1時間で25~30ページが私の英語小説の平均的読書スピードです）。とはいえ、この本に出てくる新しい（"古い"と言った方がより正確ですが）単語・表現を学ぶのも楽しいです。
I have read only 20 pages so far, but have already run into a lot of difficult words and phrases. It takes about one hour just to read ten pages. (I usually read English novels 25 - 30 pages per hour.) That being said, it is fun to learn new (or old to be more correct) expressions by reading this classic book. 

I am not certain that this penguin classics series is published with the original English, but I would be amazed if this English I'm reading is from the early nineteenth century because the Japanese language has changed so much that I would definitely not be able to read any writing from the same period of time. 

I am at the very beginning of the story, and still trying to familiarize myself with this older style of writing. Although I'm not sure as yet if I can enjoy this book due to my insufficient knowledge of British history and customs, I look forward to learning many things about that time period.

The publisher also kindly added an appendix to the end of this book, which helps you understand what a life in the early nineteenth century was like. For example, it was considered to be extremely rude to decline a dance offer at a ball and the word "disgust" meant mild dislike at that time. I really appreciate it!


ちなみに、電子書籍版も販売されていますが、私は紙版を買いました。電子版はKindleの端末か、Kindleアプリが使えるスマートフォンかタブレットを持っていれば400円台でダウンロードすることが出来ます。
I bought a printed version, but if you have a Kindle or a smartphone or tablet that has a Kindle App, you can download it for only about 400 yen. 


私はタブレットを持っているので電子版でも良かったのですが、タブレットでの読書は目が非常に疲れるので紙にしました。しかし安い選択肢があるというのは、嬉しいことです。
I prefer to read paper books because I found it really tough on my eyes to read books on my tablet, but it's always great to have cheaper options I can choose from!