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The four titles are: 1. "Cranford"..Mrs Gaskell. 410 pages., 2. "The Newcomes". W. M. Thackeray. 584 pages., 3. "Scenes of clerical Life". George Elliot. 398 pages., 4. "Barchester Towers".Anthony Trollope. 414 pages. The set (spines shown here in the image above) measure 14 x 20 x 28 cm shelf run. Each in matching blue Art Nouveau decorated, gilt cloth.
Offered as one collection: £65.00
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Pride and Prejudice is a 1813 novel of manners by Jane Austen. The novel follows the character development of Elizabeth Bennet, the dynamic protagonist of the book who learns about the repercussions of hasty judgments and comes to appreciate the difference between superficial goodness and actual goodness.
Mr. Bennet, owner of the Longbourn estate in Hertfordshire, has five daughters, but his property is entailed and can only be passed to a male heir. His wife also lacks an inheritance, so his family faces becoming poor upon his death. Thus, it is imperative that at least one of the daughters marries well to support the others, which is a motivation that drives the plot.
Pride and Prejudice has consistently appeared near the top of lists of "most-loved books" among literary scholars and the reading public. It has become one of the most popular novels in English literature, with over 20 million copies sold, and has inspired many derivatives in modern literature.[1][2] For more than a century, dramatic adaptations, reprints, unofficial sequels, films, and TV versions of Pride and Prejudice have portrayed the memorable characters and themes of the novel, reaching mass audiences.
We offer here a lovely copy of the 1900 Gresham edition of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.
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Bound in blue cloth gilt.
The Art Nouveau cover design by Talwin Morris.
392 pages all original HB. Title: image 2. Six full page B & W illustrations by Chris Hammond (see images below). [Talwin Morris, 1865 - 1911 was a prolific book designer and decorative artist working in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, particularly known for his Glasgow Style furniture, metalwork and stylized book designs].
This edition with an 18 pp Biographical Introduction by William Keith Leask.
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Sold January 12th 2023.
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