Illustration by C. E. Brock for Pride and Prejudice

Object name: Illustration by C. E. Brock for Pride and Prejudice

Object number: CHWJA:JAH468

Category: Objects

Description: Original illustration for Pride and Prejudice, entitled ‘I talked to her repeatedly in the most serious manner’, by Charles E Brock, signed and dated 1907.

Made: 1907

Context: Charles Brock was famous for his illustrations of Jane Austen’s works, which included several editions of Pride and Prejudice. He also illustrated works by William Thackeray, Jonathan Swift and Charles Dickens.

This illustration was produced for an edition of Pride and Prejudice published by J. M. Dent & Co., in 1907, featuring 24 full-page coloured plates.

The scene is from chapter 52, in which Mrs Gardiner writes to Elizabeth with an account of Lydia’s marriage:

‘I talked to her repeatedly in the most serious manner, representing to her all the wickedness of what she had done, and all the unhappiness she had brought on her family. If she heard me, it was by good luck, for I am sure she did not listen.’

Original illustration by CE Brock, entitled 'I talked to her repeatedly in the most serious manner', signed and dated 1907

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