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Use the pop-up arrow buttons, your mouse scroll wheel, or your left and right arrow keys to cycle through the images. “If you haven’t yet seen the Harvard University Press’s annotated Jane Austen series, prepare yourself for a major treat.”- The Christian Science Monitor ( 10 Best Holiday Gift Book Ideas, 2013) See What’s Inside…Ĭlick the image below to view a sample interior spread from Pride and Prejudice.

Lovers of Austen’s novels and book collectors will want to own and treasure all of the volumes in Harvard University Press’s Annotated Austen series. These beautiful editions are designed to last for generations. Marginal notes provide running commentary on the novels, explaining unfamiliar words, allusions, and contexts while bringing together critical observation and scholarship for the ultimate reading experience. The abundance of color illustrations allows readers to see the characters, locations, clothing, and carriages of the novels, as well as the larger historical events that shape their action.

Of course, one can enjoy the novel without knowing the precise definition of a gentleman, or what it signifies that a character drives a coach rather than a hack chaise, or the rules governing social interaction at a ball, but readers of The Annotated Pride and Prejudice will find that these kinds of details add immeasurably to understanding and enjoying the intricate psychological interplay of Austen's immortal characters.These richly illustrated and annotated oversize editions instruct readers in a larger appreciation of Austen’s novels and the world their author inhabited.

An introduction, a bibliography, and a detailed chronology of events.

Of places and objects mentioned in the novel. Insightful notes highlight Austen's artistry and point out the subtle ways she develops her characters and themes. Parallels between the novel and Austen's experience are revealed, along with writings that illuminate her beliefs and opinions.Īrchaic words, words still in use whose meanings have changed, and obscure passages are explained.

Citations from Austen's life, letters, and other writings.

Rules of etiquette, class differences, the position of women, legal and economic realities, leisure activities, and more. Here is the complete text of Pride and Prejudice with thousands of annotations on facing pages, including:

The first-ever fully annotated edition of one of the most beloved novels in the world is a sheer delight for Jane Austen fans. This Revised and Expanded Edition contains hundreds of new notes and illustrations.