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Pride and Prejudice (Collector's edition)

Pride and Prejudice (Collector's edition)

The Complete Novel, Featuring the Characters' Letters and Papers, Written and Folded by Hand

by Barbara Heller and Jane Austen
Hardback
Publication Date: 05/08/2025

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This collector's edition invites fans inside the world of Jane Austen's Elizabeth Bennet. A deluxe, cloth-bound, two-volume set includes gorgeous replicas of the characters' letters, plus all-new mementos, such as the Darcys' marriage certificate and an invitation to the ball at Netherfield.

Pride and Prejudice is one of the most beloved books of all time, and nothing captures the vivid emotion and keen wit of Jane Austen's novel better than the characters' correspondence. It is, after all, Darcy's heartfelt letter that finally changes Elizabeth's feelings from hostility and suspicion to respect and love.

Barbara Heller's specially curated edition, first published in 2020, brought these epistles to life and became a fan favorite. Pockets throughout the novel contain handwritten replicas of nineteen letters, from Mr. Collins's unctuous letter of introduction to Jane's urgent missive announcing Lydia's elopement. Readers can pull out each piece, peruse its contents, and feel transported to the breakfast table at Longbourn.

Now, this collector's edition offers a luxurious cloth binding, deluxe paper, and new printed ephemera that lend an additional dimension to the reading experience:

  • A newspaper clipping announcing that Netherfield Park is available to let
  • An invitation to the ball at Netherfield
  • An illustrated guide to Pemberley
  • Darcy and Elizabeth's marriage license
  • The first four manuscript pages of Austen's unfinished novel The Watsons

Heller's research notes shed fascinating light on how she imbued each letter with the character's unique personality and recreated historical postage marks. Delve deeper into the history with guest essays by Philip Palmer, curator and department head at the Morgan Library & Museum, and Dr. Juliette Wells, curator of the Morgan's 2025 exhibition of Austen's own letters, A Lively Mind: Jane Austen at 250. For anyone who loves Austen, and for anyone who still cherishes the joy of letter writing or collects printed memorabilia, this book offers an immersive experience of a favorite story.

ISBN:
9781797232294
9781797232294
Category:
Classic fiction
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
05-08-2025
Publisher:
Chronicle Books
Country of origin:
United States
Pages:
304
Dimensions (mm):
229x171x35mm
Barbara Heller

Barbara Heller's career in film and television encompasses finding furnishings and props for many shows including The Americans and When They See Us; location managing films for Francis Coppola, Nancy Meyers, and Barbet Schroeder; making award-winning short films that have played at festivals around the world (Cannes, Berlin, Sundance); and reporting on why hotels fold the end of the toilet paper into a point for NPR. She lives with her son in New York City.

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