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Quick Take: Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

August 19, 2010

Pride and Prejudice Ruben Toledo cover We received a couple of copies of this book at AustenBlog HQ to distribute to the Gentle Readers who won the drawing (congratulations, Shel and Maria L.!), and we were moved to write up a short non-review of the book. After all, we’ve all read Pride and Prejudice, haven’t we? HAVEN’T WE??? ;-)

This edition is not a scholarly take on the novel; it includes no notes, no introduction. It is just an attractive, solidly put-together book, beautifully presented with an attractive cover by the fashion illustrator Ruben Toledo. There is a paragraph of information about the artist, and another about the author, and that’s about it for extras. However, if you’re looking for a gift copy of P&P to indoctrinate a newbie give to a friend or a young person who hasn’t read the novel, this would be a great selection.

5 Comments
  1. Maria L. permalink
    August 19, 2010 9:32 am

    Can’t wait–I love Toledo’s illustrations! The cover he did for Wuthering Heights is also very cool.

  2. August 19, 2010 10:14 am

    Hi Mags, I should confess I just bought this book because of the cover. Toledo’s illustrations are really great! I like them!

  3. AprilFool permalink
    August 20, 2010 12:32 am

    Excuse me? A Penguin Classics edition without footnotes? What is the world coming to?

  4. August 20, 2010 6:25 pm

    That is a very lovely cover.

  5. Shel permalink
    August 27, 2010 4:48 pm

    Thanks again, just received it today. The cover looks even better in person.

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