Customer Reviews

Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Illustrated by Hugh Thomson.

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This is a beautiful book with lovely illustrations, but it is not a standard size. It is about twice the size of a regular paperback, although it isn't very thick. The print is also quite small and somewhat difficult to read. Each page has two columns of print. It is a nice collector's piece, but not something you would want to throw in your bag to take to the beach.

The illustrater, Hugh Thomson, lived from 1860 to 1920. His illustrations definitely give the book an old-world feel. It's as if you just bought the novel from a tiny little bookshop with sagging windows and the smell of ancient parchment hanging in the air.

Besides, for less than $5.00, you really can't go wrong.

I loved the BBC video and wanted to learn more about that time period, and how well the video adhered to the book. The book was written in that time period so it was accurate as to how people acted, dressed, their morals and what was required of them socially. It's a good read and re-read.

I'd recommend it to anyone who like to know how people lived in the nineteenth century.