JANE AUSTEN'S MANSFIELD PARK AND EMMA

In 1893, George Allen the publisher gave Hugh Thomson (1860-1920) a commission to illustrate Pride and Prejudice. Already well known for his delightfully humorous and accurate drawings of 18th century life, this book features illustrations from Mansfield Park and Emma, and clearly shows his talent for capturing the moods and personalities of Jane Austen's characters with great humour and affection. These delightful pen and ink sketches have been beautifully reproduced on glossy white paper, one or two per page, with a quotation from the novels. The first is 'In vain did Lady Bertram smile and make her sit on the sofa with herself and Pug.' - Fanny Price and Lady Bertram. All the characters of Henry and his sister Mary Crawford, Mr Elton admiring Emma's artwork, Mr Weston talking to his wife, referring to Frank Churchill having asked Emma for the first two dances and finally 'He stopped to look the question.' - Mr George Knightley proposes to Emma. 33 illustrations covering the two novels in this volume, a companion with code 93287 and 93288. Paperback.