Pride and Prejudice, First Peacock Edition 1894: Preface by George Saintsbury and Illustrations by Hugh Thomson

by Jane Austen, Alejandro Serra Galvez (editor), Hugh Thomson (illustrator)

The work done on this book.
Second edition 2024.08.
Finally, you can have an edition of The Peacock Edition' of 'Pride and Prejudice' by Jane Austen, edition of 1894, with the original text, original illustrations, respecting the layout and the font. Even the book has the same number of pages, 476 plus 29 pages including preface. The binding has also been reproduced, based on original covers, scanned at the highest resolution, which are worn, just like the books that are on sale today, but with their price multiplied by thousands.
Great definition in the images, with a restoration treatment of the illustrations, including more than 70 large sizes and another 60 capital letters.

What is different among other books.
Today you can find many reprints of Pride and Prejudice, but none in its most splendid edition, full of beautiful engravings, trying to maintain the appearance of the original edition. Having an original edition is within the reach of very few.

Summary
Set in England in the early 19th century, Pride and Prejudice tells the story of Mr and Mrs Bennet's five unmarried daughters after the rich and eligible Mr Bingley and his status-conscious friend, Mr Darcy, have moved into their neighbourhood.

507 pages, Hardcover

Published August 2, 2024

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.