Inside the illustrated edition
Step into Austen’s world
Sunlit paths, open country, a spirit of independence. Ten luminous paintings invite you to linger in the world of Pride and Prejudice.
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The comedy of company
A solemn visitor, an amused glance. Discover the small gestures that make Austen’s drawing rooms so alive.
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Feel the unspoken
Candlelight, a crowded ballroom, a difficult silence. Colour and gesture bring the delicate tensions of Austen’s world into view.
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The warmth of a welcome
A garden gate, spring light and a familiar friend. A luminous painting opens another corner of Austen’s world.
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A spark of wit
A piano, a watchful room, a fearless reply. Discover the humour and self-possession beneath the elegance.
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A moment to linger
Away from the drawing room, the story turns inward. Soft light and painterly textures make space for reflection.
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Let the landscape speak
Wooded grounds, a distant house, an expansive sky. See the places of the novel through an enchanting painterly lens.
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When the light changes
Folded paper, a quiet room, a moment of uncertainty. Cool violet and pearl give feeling a new colour.
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A quiet place to think
Light filters through the leaves. A small figure in a spacious woodland invites a slower, more attentive look.
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Warm light and a garden path. An illustrated edition to savour, with paintings that echo the feeling of the story.
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Love, money and the art of seeing clearly.
A sharp, funny novel about first impressions, marriage and the cost of misjudging others. Elizabeth Bennet meets a world where affection, money and social standing rarely pull in the same direction.
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With an original short introduction. 10 paintings accompany the story.
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From the introduction
A wealthy newcomer takes a house in the country, and a neighbourhood begins to calculate. In Pride and Prejudice, courtship is at once a private adventure and a public negotiation: affection must find its way through money, family ambition and the judgments of other people. Elizabeth Bennet, one of five sisters, meets this world with intelligence and a readiness to laugh. Her wit makes her excellent company, but it also raises the novel’s central question: how reliably can any of us distinguish understanding another person from enjoying our own opinion of them?
An excerpt from the original Read Classics introduction.
The walk to Netherfield
crossing field after field at a quick pace
Chapter 7 · Painting 1 of 10
A very formal visitor
His air was grave and stately, and his manners were very formal.
Chapter 13 · Painting 2 of 10
A difficult silence
They stood for some time without speaking a word
Chapter 18 · Painting 3 of 10
A friend's welcome
Mrs. Collins welcomed her friend with the liveliest pleasure
Chapter 28 · Painting 4 of 10
Courage at Rosings
My courage always rises with every attempt to intimidate me.
Chapter 31 · Painting 5 of 10
Reading herself anew
Till this moment, I never knew myself.
Chapter 36 · Painting 6 of 10
First sight of Pemberley
She had never seen a place for which nature had done more
Chapter 43 · Painting 7 of 10
News from Longbourn
scarcely knowing what she felt
Chapter 46 · Painting 8 of 10
In the little copse
Her heart did whisper that he had done it for her.
Chapter 52 · Painting 9 of 10
The liveliness of her mind
For the liveliness of your mind I did.
Chapter 60 · Painting 10 of 10
Pride and Prejudice
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