A novel by Jane Austen, published 1813. Originally a youthful work entitled ‘First Impressions’, it was refused by Cadell, a London publisher, in 1797. Austen's most popular novel, and one which has had a series of successful adaptations in film and television, it demonstrates her skill at revealing character through incident and incident through character as she portrays the series of mutual misunderstandings between her clever quick‐witted heroine Elizabeth Bennet and the condescending Mr Darcy.
Source: "Pride and Prejudice." The Oxford Companion to English Literature
ISABEL BISHOP. "Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth." A 1940s study for "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen (New York: E.P. Dutton, 1976). Pen, ink, and wash on paper. 241x165 mm; 9 1/2x6 1/2 inches, on 12 3/4x8 3/4-inch sheet. Signed in lower right image. Archivally tipped to window matte; framed.
