Montag, 5. April 2021

Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice illustrated by Hugh Thomson, 1st Part

 Hugh Thomson at his Desk

Hugh Thomson (* 1. Juni 1860 in Coleraine; † 7. Mai 1920 in Wandsworth, London) was an Irish Illustrator born at Coleraine near Derry.  He is best known for his pen-and-ink illustrations of works by authors such as Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and J. M. Barrie. Thomson inaugurated the Cranford School of illustration with the publication of the 1891 Macmillan reissue of Mrs. Gaskell's Cranford.

Frontispiece


He came down to see the place.

 


I'm the tallest!

 
He rode a black horse.
 

When the party entered.

 

She is tolerable.




Without once  opening his lips




The entreaties of several

A note for Miss Bennet

Cheerful prognostics

The apothecary came

Covering a screen

Mrs. Bennet and her two youngest girls



No, no ; stay where you are

Piling up the fire







Protested that he never read novels




The officers of the -shire

Delighted to see their dear friend again



Such very superior dancing is not often seen

To assure you in the most animated language


They entered the breakfast room


Walked back with them


So much love and eloquence

Protested he must be entirely mistaken

Whenever she spoke in a low voice


 

 

 

 

 

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